Michael Gerald GoldsteinMichael G. Goldstein is President and CEO for Summit Alliance Executive Benefits, LLC. Mr. Goldstein is a national authority on executive compensation, taxation, estate planning, and corporate law. A popular lecturer and speaker, he has addressed audences at hundreds of national conferences and educational institutions. He has authored and edited several books, including BNA Tax Management Estate Planning for the Corporate Executive and numerous articles on the topics of law and finance. Mr. Goldstein has over 39 years of experience in the legal profession as well as the life insurance and retirement planning industry. Prior to joining Summit Alliance he was Senior Vice President and National Director of Strategic Development for Clark Consulting. He has previously been President and Chief Executive Officer for the producer group First Financial Resources, as well as a senior tax partner with the St. Louis, Missouri, office of Husch & Eppenberger, LLC (now Husch Blackwell LLP), where he was Chairman of the firm's Tax and Estate Planning Practice Group and its Advanced Life Underwriting Law Practice Group. In addition, he is a former adjunct professor of taxation in Washington University School of Law's graduate tax program. Mr. Goldstein is a Life member of the American Law Institute, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, American College of Tax Counsel and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and a member of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting where he is also on its Board of Directors. It is believed that he is the only lawyer in the United States who has been elected to all five organizations. Mr. Goldstein earned his bachelor's degree from Tulane University, his J.D. from the University of Missouri Law School, and an LL.M. in taxation from Washington University. Read More Read Less