Chad D. Thiel

Chad Thiel is the office managing director for the firm’s Orange County and San Diego offices and a member of the U.S. Board of Directors.

Chad has over 25 years of experience serving a diverse range of high-net-worth families and their associated corporate, partnership, trust, and charitable entities. His service specializations include:

• Individual income tax planning and compliance
• Partnership and S corporation income tax and structuring
• Multistate, multi-tiered pass-through operating entities
• Business succession planning
• Estate planning
• Charitable giving strategies
• Wealth transfer techniques
• Buy/sell agreement planning and structuring

Chad’s primary focus is advising closely held business owners, entrepreneurs, and wealthy family groups in all areas of income, gift, and estate taxation. He has extensive experience in providing clients with sophisticated advice and creative solutions to help them achieve their goals.

Before joining Andersen, Chad was a partner with McGladrey, where he served as the West region leader for Family Wealth Services. Before McGladrey, Chad worked for EY.