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Michael A. Violano is an Audit Partner at Grassi and has extensive experience providing audit, accounting, and consulting services to companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500s in the public and private sectors in both domestic and international markets. Michael has embraced Grassi’s philosophy of “entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs” by focusing on working directly with business owners in the private sector to develop various tax and operational strategies for achieving growth and maximum profitability.

Michael’s experience also includes serving as an Internal Auditor for a Fortune 500 company. In this role, he planned, performed, and reported on operational, financial, and special project audits of the key business areas of an entity with annual revenues over $12 billion. He acted as an internal consultant to help the organization become more compliant and efficient, specifically in the Sarbanes-Oxley efforts and the company’s operational business areas.

Michael began his career at a Big 4 firm, receiving the foundation of his experiences. Before joining Grassi, he worked at a national firm, where he played a key role in the firm’s public company practice and was a key member of the Manufacturing & Distribution niche.

Michael serves on the board of the Aerospace & Defense Diversification Alliance in Peacetime Transition (ADDAPT), served on the board for the Long Island Capital Alliance, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Michael was selected as an honoree for the Long Island Business News “40 Under 40” Awards.

Michael received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Master of Science in Taxation from St. John’s University in New York.