Chris Grodell has over twenty-four years of public accounting experience. Chris strives to minimize tax liabilities and exposures when providing tax compliance and consulting services to clients in a variety of industries, including real estate, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and agriculture. Chris has extensive experience working with partnerships, closely-held businesses and high net worth individuals. He also has significant experience with real estate transactions, business combinations and other transaction planning.

Prior to joining Hedman Partners, Chris spent nine years with Arthur Andersen, three years with Deloitte & Touche and three years with a local accounting firm. During his career in public accounting, Chris has assisted clients with a wide range of compliance and consulting projects, including IRS and Franchise Tax Board audit defense, partnership allocation matters, estate and succession planning, and corporate income tax provisions.

Chris received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California. He is certified as a Public Accountant in the State of California.