Richard Berkowitz Appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Miami Foundation

MIAMI, Feb. 24, 2020 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs today announced that its Founding and Executive Chairman Richard A. Berkowitz, JD, CPA, has been named chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Miami Foundation. The Miami Foundation has made more than $250 million in grants and scholarships and is steward to more than $350 million in charitable assets.

Berkowitz has served in a wide range of leadership positions with community institutions in Florida. He served as chairman of the Community Foundation of Broward, chairman of the Dolphins Cancer Challenge and chair of Take Stock in Children’s state board and is a past president of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

A community builder and business leader, Berkowitz has spent more than 40 years building Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs into one of the largest accounting and business advisory firms in the country. He is a founder and serves as chairman of the board of Provenance Wealth Advisors, an estate planning and financial advisory firm with more than $2.8 billion in assets under advisement.

Berkowitz has been honored for his community service by The United Way, University of Miami, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Leadership Broward, Leadership Miami, Junior Achievement of Broward County, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Miami Today, South Florida Business Journal, Broward Workshop, Accounting Today, and the Florida Department of Education.

About Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs
For more than 40 years the advisors and accountants of Berkowitz Pollack Brant have solved problems, provided knowledge and helped clients realize their goals. The firm and its affiliates Provenance Wealth Advisors, BayBridge Capital Advisors and Orion Real Estate Group have offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and New York City.

 Berkowitz Pollack Brant is one of the top 100 firms in the U.S. as noted by both Accounting Today and INSIDE Public Accounting and has been named one of Florida Trend’s Best Places to Work for several years.

One of the largest firms in South Florida, it is comprised of talented and resourceful professionals who provide consulting services with an entrepreneurial focus. Specialty areas include domestic and international tax planning and compliance, corporate and commercial audits, forensics and litigation support, business valuation, and wealth management and preservation.