KAREN F. CONNAIR

MARCUM LLP

Karen F. Connair is a partner in the Costa Mesa office of Marcum LLP, a top-ranked national accounting and advisory services firm. A member of the Costa Mesa Tax Department and the Firm’s national Corporate Tax Compliance and Planning Group, she has more than 25 years of experience working in both public accounting and private industry. Connair’s expertise includes tax consulting and reporting for large and middle–market closely held companies, partnerships, their owners and other high net worth individuals. She also assists foreign companies entering the US market.

Connair is also a member of Marcum’s national and regional Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committees as well as the Firm’s Women’s Initiative. Prior to joining Marcum, she was distinguished as the first female partner at an Orange County accounting firm. Her experience also includes 17 years at a ”Big Four” firm where Connair was responsible for providing all tax services (U.S., state, local and international) to her clients. She also worked on internal tax quality peer reviews throughout the Americas and has led numerous internal technical educational training sessions at both local and regional levels. Before reentering the public accounting field, Connair was the tax director for a commercial real estate developer.

Connair is an active member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA), where she served as the 2014-2015 president for the Orange County/Long Beach chapter. At the state level, she was a chapter council representative and member of the Membership Committee and a previous committee representative for the Women’s Leadership Forum Planning Committee. Connair be reached at (949) 236-5655 or karen.connair@marcumllp.com.