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Hope Goldstein, CPA, is the Co-Partner-in-Charge of the Nonprofit, Government & Healthcare Group at Marks Paneth LLP. Ms. Goldstein brings to her role the skills she has developed during more than 27 years of providing accounting and auditing services to her clients in the nonprofit, higher education, and public sector industries. She co-leads a team of more than 60 professionals who specialize in the nonprofit industry and focus on ensuring the accuracy and transparency of clients’ accounting records, audit documentation, and tax filings.

Ms. Goldstein oversees and serves as a core committee member of the firm's LEADS initiative, which promotes the retention and professional development of women at Marks Paneth. Prior to joining Marks Paneth, Ms. Goldstein was a director with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she focused on accounting and auditing for many of their largest clients, including public charities, private foundations, colleges and universities, social services, and membership organizations, and cultural institutions.

Her experience includes the audit and attests engagements as well as projects involving mergers, initial bond offerings, governance structures, forecasts, internal control and systems studies, risk assessments, and assurance activities. She has led numerous training seminars for her clients and professional staff on various topics relating to new accounting standards, governance, compliance, and financial reporting.