Marc Skaletsky is a highly experienced accounting, finance, and international tax professional with nearly five decades in the public accounting and tax advisory fields. Renowned for his deep expertise in international tax, Marc has been instrumental in leading complex mergers and acquisitions across diverse industries, driving tax compliance, technology innovation, client relationships, and strategic business initiatives.
Marc spent over four decades at KPMG LLP, including more than three decades as a tax partner with an international tax specialization. During his tenure, he led hundreds of M&A transactions involving companies ranging from owner-operated businesses to multi-billion-dollar public corporations across healthcare, life sciences, financial services, manufacturing, and more. He advised both financial and strategic buyers and sellers on all phases of deal structuring, tax compliance, valuation, and post-closing integration.
In addition to his transactional leadership, Marc had overall responsibility for KPMG’s international tax quantitative practice, overseeing compliance technology, tax pool and attribute studies, and the application of complex tax rules such as the U.S. Foreign Tax Credit and ASC 740 accounting standards. He chaired KPMG’s global Value Management practice (formerly the Tax Efficient Supply Chain Management practice), standardizing methodologies and driving global adoption, significantly enhancing client tax efficiencies worldwide.
After retiring from KPMG, Marc joined Grant Thornton LLP as a Managing Director in its International Tax Services practice. He led tax strategy and compliance for the firm’s largest clients, co-led tax services for the life sciences and media and entertainment industries, and acted as a key liaison with the National Tax Office to resolve complex international tax and transfer pricing matters.
Marc is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Illinois and New Jersey and earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy with highest honors from the University of Illinois. He has been a sought-after speaker and author on international tax and supply chain topics, lecturing at institutions such as NYU School of Law and presenting to professional organizations including the Tax Executives Institute and American Management Association.
EXPERTISE
International Tax Structuring & Compliance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Tax Technology & Quantitative Analysis
EDUCATION
Gies College of Business – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BS, Accountancy
WORK HISTORY
SEDA Experts
Managing Director
2025-Current
International Men’s Club of America
Board Member, Vice President and Social Activities Director
2025-Current
CrownStone Acquisitions
Board Member, Auditing and Accounting
2024-Current
Harmony Living Group, LLC
Board Member, Finance
2024-Current
ERAREL, Inc.
Board Member, Finance
2024-Current
Grant Thornton LLP
Managing Director
2018-2023
KPMG LLP
Partner – International Tax Services
US and Global Leader, Tax Efficient Supply Chain Management Practice
1976-2017
International Tax Structuring & Compliance Expert Witness
Contact
Marc Skaletsky, CPA
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
+1 646-626-4555