Michelle Hyde, CPA, MBA, CTC

Background, Focus Areas and Recognition:
Michelle Hyde, CPA, MBA, CTC, is the Managing Partner of Hyde & Associates in Chester,
NJ. She is a Trusted Advisor® who helps individuals and businesses in designing and
implementing tax, estate and financial planning strategies.

Michelle's experience covers a broad range of financial matters. As a Certified Public
Accountant, she has over 20 years' experience in providing creative, intelligent and
supportable tax reduction strategies for businesses, their owners and high net worth
individuals. In addition, Michelle has her MBA in Finance and Management from New York
University.

Over the course of her career, she has developed tax and financial planning strategies for:
• Business acquisitions and divestitures
• Structuring settlement agreements in matrimonial and business disputes
• Planning to reduce estate taxes
• Designing retirement plans for businesses and self-employed individuals
• Comprehensive financial plans for a broad range of individual clients
• Preparing business and personal tax returns

Prior to forming Hyde & Associates, Michelle was a partner in a startup medical education
company. She served as the chief financial officer, where she secured financing and built an
infrastructure to support a $20MM business in less than 4 years. Preceding that, Michelle
worked for American Express Tax and Business Services, where she helped small and
medium-sized businesses and their owners minimize their taxes while simultaneously
maximizing their profitability.

Michelle holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Rutgers University, and her
MBA with a concentration in Finance and Management from the Stern School of Business
at New York University. She is also an active member in the New Jersey Society of Certified
Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as
the Morris Chamber of Commerce and Business Network International.

My Professional Qualifications:
• Certified Public Accountant, (CPA)
• Masters of Business Administration, (MBA)
• Chartered Tax Consultant, (CTC)
• FINRA Securities Registrations: Series 7, 63, and 66
• Licenses: Life and Health insurance in various states