CEOs Of CNY: Gary A. Grossman

CNY Business Journal (1996+), Sep 22, 2006

GARY A. GROSSMAN

* Title: Co-Managing Partner

* Company: Green & Seifter, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC; Green & Seifter Investment Advisers, LLC

* Education: M.S., accounting, Syracuse University; B.S., accounting, The Ohio State University

* Residence: Jamesville

* Age: 53

* Family: Married to Bonnie Grossman, M.D. with two daughters, Abby & Jenna

* Year began with the company: 1983

* Original position: Accounting partner Grossman

* Year became CEO: 1983

* Future business goals: Stay on course to growth of our clients and employees.

* E-mail: GGrossman@GreenSeifterCPAs.com

* Business address: 110 West Fayette St., One Lincoln Center, Suite 900, Syracuse, NY 13202

* Type of business: Accounting firm

* Products/services: Accounting, auditing, consulting, business formation & valuation, fraud examination and prevention, income-tax preparation, comprehensive financial planning, investment portfolio design and management, pension-distribution planning

* Founded: 1957

* Location: Syracuse

* Employees: 35

* Square footage: 8,500

* Largest obstacle to growth in NY: Higher-than-average business and personal taxes; lack of economic incentives for upstate New York manufacturers and service companies, which results in limited growth opportunity for professionalservice firms.

* Key officers and titles: Steven J. St. Amour, CPA, comanaging partner

* Phone: (315) 422-391

* Web sites: www.GreenSeifterCPAs.com; www.GreenSiefterInvest.com