Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Meade
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| Richard Singer, Sandy Singer, Aaron Zimmer, David Butler, Matthew Burke |
SINGER BURKE ZIMMER & BUTLER
Yes, we’ve changed our name to more properly reflect our group of thoughtful, committed citizens as we enter the second decade of the 21st Century. Our tendency as human beings is to make right and true that which is merely familiar and wrong or false that which is only strange. For many of us, the first third of life is spent educating ourselves, the second third of life is spent working (building a career) and/or caring for others (building a family/community), and the last third of life contains much reflection about how we spent the first two thirds and what we can/will change going forward to make our lives more meaningful. We highly recommend you visit the RSA website to hear and/or view an animation of Matthew Taylor’s talk on 21st Century Enlightenment. Here’s a direct link to the RSA Animate website animated videos — http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/videos/
Highlights:
- 21st Century Enlightenment emphasizes expanding empathy’s reach to help address/resolve the global issues we face.
- What we aim for can be as important to our well being as what we achieve.
- Live responsibly; live sustainably.
- Encourage creative people who want to make a difference.
- Be intolerant to negativity, rigid thinking and self promotion.
- Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Meade
May you aim for and achieve the self aware autonomy that comes with 21st Century enlightenment.
Every good wish for 2011 from Singer Burke Zimmer & Butler.
David Butler
As Business Management partner, David creates the internal procedures of the department and oversees all aspects of client related issues including cash management, financial planning and taxation. A graduate of California State University - Long Beach, he has over twenty years worth of experience in Business Management and working with clients in the entertainment industry. A born and raised Angelino, David is deeply devoted to his city and most importantly to the preservation of its diminishing historic foundation. As such, he and his family reside in the historic neighborhood of Angelino Heights where he served as a neighborhood councilman for over 6 years and is currently a board member for the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles.
Aaron Zimmer
As Tax Partner, Aaron leads the team responsible for tax planning and compliance for Singer Burke's accounting, tax and business management clients. Aaron's career as a tax practitioner started with Arthur Young & Co., leading directly to a senior tax partnership position with a large local Los Angeles CPA firm for over 20 years. He decided to increase the depth and breadth of his capability by studying law, and passing the California Bar. Aaron concentrated on estate tax planning, tax compliance, and tax court litigation for a well-respected San Fernando Valley law firm before coming to Singer Burke in 1994.
Aaron lived in Buffalo, New York until moving to Los Angeles to start at Fairfax High school. He then went on to obtain his BS degree in Economics at UCLA, attended the masters in taxation program at USC, followed by a law degree from San Fernando Valley College of Law.
Aaron was president of the UCLA chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the national scholastic honors society for accounting, financial and information systems professionals. He has been past chairperson for the greater Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley, "Super Sunday" event for the United Jewish Fund, overseeing thousands of volunteers and raising millions in contributions. He is a past board member of Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School in Northridge. Co-chairman of "Swing Against Cancer", an annual fundraiser for USC Norris Hospital, raising funds for cancer research.
Aaron enjoys golfing and socializing with his friends at El Caballero Country Club, where he has been a member since 1992. He especially looks forward to spending time with his four grandchildren and family members.
Matthew A. Burke
Mr. Burke serves as Managing Partner of the firm that he joined in 1990 (Singer Burke) and President of the firm he co-founded in 1999 (SB Capital). As a financial and business advisor to high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs for the past three decades, Mr. Burke and his team are responsible for the cash management and asset management of approximately half a billion dollars, as well as, providing comprehensive tax, financial, retirement and estate planning to hundreds of clients.
Prior to coming to Singer Burke & Company, Mr. Burke served as a partner at a local entertainment based CPA firm in Beverly Hills, CA; managed the corporate offices of a national real estate syndication firm based in San Mateo, CA; and was a member of the small business practice group at the international CPA firm Ernst & Young.
Active in civic, educational and charitable affairs, Mr. Burke has served as Chairman and Treasurer and is currently a Vice Chairman of the Alliance for the Arts – the nonprofit arm of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center, as well as, the Board of Governors of the City of Thousand Oaks. Mr. Burke also serves on the Board of Directors of Spirit Series – an educational nonprofit serving underprivileged students in LAUSD -- and has served on the Executive Committee of the Wisdom Council of The Mens Center of Los Angeles’ Sacred Path Productions providing men’s retreats and rites of passage for underprivileged fathers and sons. Mr. Burke also serves as the editor of The Singer Burke Journal.
A native of Los Angeles, California, Mr. Burke is a graduate of the Haas Business School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
Sandy Singer
Sandy serves as Senior Partner of Singer Burke and Company, LLP (an affiliated firm of SB Capital Management, Inc.) which he founded in 1972. Sandy has both informally and formally advised clients on private investments for over 40 years, forming multiple private partnerships which served to generate wealth for several of the firm’s clients. Prior to 1972, Sandy’s experience includes 8 years in public accounting with Price Waterhouse & Co. and 3 years as Vice President of Capital Management Corporation, an investment banking firm that was headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. As a Los Angeles native and UCLA graduate in 1961, Sandy maintains strong community roots and has served on the boards of and held leadership positions with several civic and charitable organizations.
Richard Singer
As the Chief Operating Officer of SB Capital Management, Richard provides leadership in all aspects of the investment process as well as the general management of Singer Burke’s SEC-registered investment arm. Richard's ability to perform fundamental analyses on alternative investments such as private equity and hedged instruments enables him to structure non-traditional investment portfolios. His ability to explain investments in terms that non-experts can understand is also of key value to our clients and one reason why SB Capital Management, Inc. has become such an important partner to many Singer Burke clients. Under Richard’s stewardship, SB Capital Management’s assets under management have grown from $0 in 2002 to around $370 million in 2010.
Richard began his relationship with Wall Street more than 25 years ago while in Tokyo (of all places!) at Amway Japan, where he assisted the CEO during the Company’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Thereafter, Richard spent five years managing strategic investments in the technology sector. As an Associate in the division that managed Hikari Tsushin’s $750 million venture capital war chest, Richard led the Company’s investments into Webex, Signal Soft, and Colo.com after evaluating hundreds of Silicon Valley ventures. After Signal Soft’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company hired Richard to start their Japanese subsidiary and lead their corporate development and strategic investing throughout Asia.
Richard is an avid surfer and ski mountaineer and is fluent in Japanese. He plays the acoustic guitar but is not very good. He is a native Angeleno and currently resides in Topanga with his wife, Mia, and their beloved dog, Toyon. He teaches financial responsibility to high school students through Operation Hope and holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from UCLA and a MBA from the University of Washington.
As Business Management partner, David creates the internal procedures of the department and oversees all aspects of client related issues including cash management, financial planning and taxation. A graduate of California State University - Long Beach, he has over twenty years worth of experience in Business Management and working with clients in the entertainment industry. A born and raised Angelino, David is deeply devoted to his city and most importantly to the preservation of its diminishing historic foundation. As such, he and his family reside in the historic neighborhood of Angelino Heights where he served as a neighborhood councilman for over 6 years and is currently a board member for the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles.
Aaron Zimmer
As Tax Partner, Aaron leads the team responsible for tax planning and compliance for Singer Burke's accounting, tax and business management clients. Aaron's career as a tax practitioner started with Arthur Young & Co., leading directly to a senior tax partnership position with a large local Los Angeles CPA firm for over 20 years. He decided to increase the depth and breadth of his capability by studying law, and passing the California Bar. Aaron concentrated on estate tax planning, tax compliance, and tax court litigation for a well-respected San Fernando Valley law firm before coming to Singer Burke in 1994.
Aaron lived in Buffalo, New York until moving to Los Angeles to start at Fairfax High school. He then went on to obtain his BS degree in Economics at UCLA, attended the masters in taxation program at USC, followed by a law degree from San Fernando Valley College of Law.
Aaron was president of the UCLA chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the national scholastic honors society for accounting, financial and information systems professionals. He has been past chairperson for the greater Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley, "Super Sunday" event for the United Jewish Fund, overseeing thousands of volunteers and raising millions in contributions. He is a past board member of Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School in Northridge. Co-chairman of "Swing Against Cancer", an annual fundraiser for USC Norris Hospital, raising funds for cancer research.
Aaron enjoys golfing and socializing with his friends at El Caballero Country Club, where he has been a member since 1992. He especially looks forward to spending time with his four grandchildren and family members.
Matthew A. Burke
Mr. Burke serves as Managing Partner of the firm that he joined in 1990 (Singer Burke) and President of the firm he co-founded in 1999 (SB Capital). As a financial and business advisor to high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs for the past three decades, Mr. Burke and his team are responsible for the cash management and asset management of approximately half a billion dollars, as well as, providing comprehensive tax, financial, retirement and estate planning to hundreds of clients.
Prior to coming to Singer Burke & Company, Mr. Burke served as a partner at a local entertainment based CPA firm in Beverly Hills, CA; managed the corporate offices of a national real estate syndication firm based in San Mateo, CA; and was a member of the small business practice group at the international CPA firm Ernst & Young.
Active in civic, educational and charitable affairs, Mr. Burke has served as Chairman and Treasurer and is currently a Vice Chairman of the Alliance for the Arts – the nonprofit arm of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center, as well as, the Board of Governors of the City of Thousand Oaks. Mr. Burke also serves on the Board of Directors of Spirit Series – an educational nonprofit serving underprivileged students in LAUSD -- and has served on the Executive Committee of the Wisdom Council of The Mens Center of Los Angeles’ Sacred Path Productions providing men’s retreats and rites of passage for underprivileged fathers and sons. Mr. Burke also serves as the editor of The Singer Burke Journal.
A native of Los Angeles, California, Mr. Burke is a graduate of the Haas Business School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
Sandy Singer
Sandy serves as Senior Partner of Singer Burke and Company, LLP (an affiliated firm of SB Capital Management, Inc.) which he founded in 1972. Sandy has both informally and formally advised clients on private investments for over 40 years, forming multiple private partnerships which served to generate wealth for several of the firm’s clients. Prior to 1972, Sandy’s experience includes 8 years in public accounting with Price Waterhouse & Co. and 3 years as Vice President of Capital Management Corporation, an investment banking firm that was headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. As a Los Angeles native and UCLA graduate in 1961, Sandy maintains strong community roots and has served on the boards of and held leadership positions with several civic and charitable organizations.
Richard Singer
As the Chief Operating Officer of SB Capital Management, Richard provides leadership in all aspects of the investment process as well as the general management of Singer Burke’s SEC-registered investment arm. Richard's ability to perform fundamental analyses on alternative investments such as private equity and hedged instruments enables him to structure non-traditional investment portfolios. His ability to explain investments in terms that non-experts can understand is also of key value to our clients and one reason why SB Capital Management, Inc. has become such an important partner to many Singer Burke clients. Under Richard’s stewardship, SB Capital Management’s assets under management have grown from $0 in 2002 to around $370 million in 2010.
Richard began his relationship with Wall Street more than 25 years ago while in Tokyo (of all places!) at Amway Japan, where he assisted the CEO during the Company’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Thereafter, Richard spent five years managing strategic investments in the technology sector. As an Associate in the division that managed Hikari Tsushin’s $750 million venture capital war chest, Richard led the Company’s investments into Webex, Signal Soft, and Colo.com after evaluating hundreds of Silicon Valley ventures. After Signal Soft’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company hired Richard to start their Japanese subsidiary and lead their corporate development and strategic investing throughout Asia.
Richard is an avid surfer and ski mountaineer and is fluent in Japanese. He plays the acoustic guitar but is not very good. He is a native Angeleno and currently resides in Topanga with his wife, Mia, and their beloved dog, Toyon. He teaches financial responsibility to high school students through Operation Hope and holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from UCLA and a MBA from the University of Washington.