HENRY M.

DACHOWITZ
New York, NY 10025 |

https://linkedin.com/in/henrydachowitz |

Mobile: 516-728-4991 |

hdachowitz@cs.com

Executive Profile
CFO consultant (CPA Harvard MBA) who has developed financial teams and improved strategic operations to accelerate
profitable growth. Relishes crisis turnarounds -- pinpoints root causes of problems then fixes them with
maximum leverage. Experienced in raising funds, SEC public financial accounting reporting, international operations,
complex tax matters, and M&A (from screening and negotiations to due diligence forensic reviews and post-acquisition
integration). Achieves success through creative problem solving and cost cutting, and low-drama computer system
implementations. Advanced communication skills as a management consultant and Adjunct Accounting Professor.

Areas of Skill and Expertise

Debt and Equity Funding

IPO and Investor Relations
Mergers & Acquisitions
Turnarounds & International
Strategic Planning

Financial Accounting & Tax

Budgeting and Planning
SEC and Dashboard Reporting
Computer Systems
Forensic Investigations

Notable Achievements
Financial Management and Operations Improvement
Nassau County achieved 11 bond rating increases in 33 months and four annual budget surpluses (Treasurer)
Turned around Internet retailer 5 weeks from bankruptcy to profitable & cash-flow positive (Expert CFO Advisor)
Profit margins increased by 4.5% based on Customer and Product Profitability Model (Controller Deutsche Bank)
Cost Reduction & Efficiency Improvement
Doubled quality and quantity of Nassau County Treasury Department output while shrinking headcount from 60 to 43
Cut expenses $2MM/yr from Nassau Countys Deferred Compensation Plan ($500MM AUM)
Tax Optimization
Restructured transaction selling a 51% ownership interest to avoid $8MM tax liability (CFO FastCast)
Forensic Investigation
Recovered 60% of missing cash in Securities Lending investigation (VP, management consulting, Deutsche Bank)
Mergers & Acquisitions
Completed Due Diligence and closed on two acquisitions in first 90 days; then IPO (CFO, Pharmos Corp)

Work Experience
Expert CFO Advisor (Financial and Management Consulting Firm)
Founder and CEO
2006 to Current
CFO of ambulatory surgical center, Internet retailer, dietary supplement manufacturer/distributor (among others)
Director and Audit Committee Financial Expert of Lev Pharmaceutical (OTCBB:LEVP.OB), a public biotech
Forensic investigation of trust fund investments and accounting for Family Office
Nassau County, NY ($2.4 billion annual revenues, $3 billion in debt)
County Treasurer and Chairman, Deferred Compensation Plan
2002 to 2006
Bond Buyer designated 2004 Nassau Medical Center bond refunding Bond Deal of the Year (Northeast US)
Maintained $6MM investment income despite 150 basis point drop in interest rates
Helped establish the County's new Compliance Department hired CPAs and instituted compliance reviews
Issued over $1.5 Billion in new and refunding debt and lowered average interest rate by 100 basis points

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FastCast Corporation (high-growth optical start-up)

CFO and Treasurer
Raised over $25MM in equity financings
Established a Foreign Sales Corp (FSC) reducing taxes on international revenues to 15%
Initiated domestic and international leasing program -- used by 2/3 of customers

1995 to 1997

Pharmos Corp (International biotech start-up)

CFO, Treasurer and Secretary
Took Pharmos public (IPO) and handled all SEC reporting and filings (10-Q, 10-K, S-1)
Instituted multi-language and multi-currency accounting system with consolidations
Raised over $15MM in debt, equity and research grants

1992 to 1995

Deutsche Bank (Bankers Trust)

Internal Management Consultant; then Controller
Increased revenue by $1MM from Compensation Claims
Saved $150K/yr and upgraded staff quality while lowering headcount from 20 to 13
Saved $3MM/yr leading overhead cost cutting project

1988 to 1992

Prior Experience
Abacus Business Consultants
Twenty-First Securities (tax arbitrage firm)
AllianceBernstein (Sanford C. Bernstein)
Deloitte (Touche Ross)
IGI Biotechnology
Empire Steel Trading
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Coopers & Lybrand)

Founder and CEO

Institutional Salesman
Equity Research Analyst
Management Consultant
CFO
Commodity Trader
Auditor

1999-2002
1997-1999
1987-1988
1984-1987
1982-1984
1980-1982
1977-1978

Education
Harvard Business School
Brooklyn College (CUNY)

MBA (Finance and Strategy)

B.S. (Accounting)

Boston, MA
Brooklyn, NY

June 1980
January 1977

Certifications, Awards and Distinctions

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), States of New York and Maryland, since 1983
Series 7 and 63 securities licenses, 1987 & 1997 (currently inactive)
Editorial Advisor, Journal of Accountancy, 1989 - 2000
Adjunct Professor of Accounting (Financial and Forensic), NYU Stern School of Business, since 2012
Adjunct Professor of Accounting (Government and Forensic), John Jay College (CUNY), 2010 2014
Teaching Assistant in Accounting at Harvard College (Economics 1500) while getting my MBA
Winner of Touche Ross Innovation Award, for implementation of swap dealer computer system, 1986
4 th place winner, National Management Tournament, computerized business simulation, 1979
Selected by Harvard Business School Faculty to HBS Century Club (35 MBA students out of 775), 1979
Lewis P. Goldberg Scholarship for graduate study in business, Brooklyn College, 1977