Brian M. Sharkey

Brian was educated at Benjamin Franklin University in Washington, D.C., with a strong emphasis in Accounting and Economics. Brian has been involved in the field of non-qualified benefit plans since 1979. He joined Karr Barth Associates in 1984 to provide specialized computer and accounting support for complex corporate-owned life insurance plans. Brian is the primary architect of Karr Barth's Auto-Hedge valuation system. The combination of his thorough understanding of the complex accounting, legal and tax issues on non-qualified plans, together with his experience in product design and development of prototype proposal and administration systems, makes Brian widely recognized as a leading technical expert in the industry.