Katie Gilden, CPA/CFF, CFE, CVA – Principal
Katie Gilden has recently joined Fiske & Company in the Forensic Accounting and Litigation Services Practice of the firm. Ms. Gilden brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in these specialized fields. Prior to joining Fiske & Company, Ms. Gilden was a Principal at a boutique consulting firm, specializing in forensic accounting investigations of complex financial matters related to civil litigation and bankruptcy. She has also provided accounting and litigation support in the areas of fraud and professional negligence; evaluating and assessing accounting and audit work papers; assisting Trustees, Receivers, Debtors-in-possession, and Assignees for the Benefit of Creditors in carrying out various accounting and financial aspects of their fiduciary duties.
Significant experiences include performance of complex forensic investigation for Receiver and Trustee of a $220 million factoring fraud, including providing forensic accounting and support in matters leading to jury verdicts of $170 million in compensatory and $351 million in punitive damages against BDO Seidman as well as performance of forensic accounting and litigation support for Trustee of failed real estate condo conversion in Orlando, FL consisting of a 276-unit complex and $10 million in unregistered REIT funds.
In addition, Ms. Gilden previously has worked for two “Big 5″ accounting firms in the areas of state and local tax consulting and has performed extensive analysis of various tax and financial planning strategies; arranged financial analysis models to compute monetary savings resulting from planning ideas and developed pro-active strategies to mitigate future tax exposure.
Education
University of Miami
-Master of Business Administration in Financial Planning
-Master of Science in Taxation
University of Miami
-Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
Professional Licenses, Associations and Community Involvement
Certified Public Accountant, Florida
Certified Fraud Examiner
CFF, Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
University of Miami Citizens Board, Broward/Palm Beach Chapter Chairperson
University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Friends for Sylvester
