An accomplished small business and community leader, Michael is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Aspiriant, a premier wealth management firm serving an elite clientele. He joined a predecessor firm (Kochis Fitz) in August, 2000 and serves on the firm's Managing Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Firm Strategy Committee, as well as Chairs the Finance, Human Resources & Administration Committee. When not serving on Committees, he supervises the team of managers and directors responsible for finance, technology, human resources, compliance, legal, facilities, and administration. He brings over 20 years of broad-based business experience in finance, human resources, technology, operations, taxation, regulatory environments, and strategic planning. As a senior member of the Kochis Fitz team, Michael played a critical role in the merger with Quintile Wealth Management, and has overseen many aspects of the integration efforts thus far.
Michael began his professional career as an Olympic Village Accountant in the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles while he was still in college. He spent more than five years in Price Waterhouse’s tax department in San Francisco, where he worked primarily with high net worth individuals and small businesses.
Michael received his CPA license in 1991, and shortly thereafter joined Gap, Inc., succeeding to the role of International Tax Manager, providing planning and compliance support to both domestic and foreign operating companies and expatriates in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Hong Kong, and Japan. Michael also had the honor of being selected to serve on the Gap Foundation Grants Committee. After leaving Gap, Inc., Michael worked as the Deputy Executive Director at Project Open Hand, a large institutional social services agency, for six years, where he ultimately oversaw programs that fed more than 2,000 people daily through home delivered meals, drop-in grocery programs, and congregate lunch sites.
Michael has devoted significant amounts of time and energy to the community of San Francisco, including board positions with DIFFA/San Francisco, The National AIDS Memorial Grove, and Frameline. He was also a founding board member of ANSA, now the premier international voice for nutrition services programs, and a very early member of Plan C, a local political organization. In recognition of his efforts, March 31, 2000 was proclaimed Michael Kossman Day in San Francisco by Mayor Willie L. Brown.
Michael earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1986 where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.
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