Title:	Chairman
Department:	Financing Assistance, Private Equity Group, Public Companies Group, Technology Group
Office:	Edison
Contact:	732.287.1000 ext 1303

Phil Politziner is the Chairman and a Founding Partner of Amper, Politziner & Mattia. A Certified Public Accountant in New Jersey, Phil has over 40 years of experience in the fields of public accounting and business consulting. He has assisted many of the firm's clients from their initial establishment through years of growth and development. With the experience of managing a successful, growing firm himself, Phil is often able to provide valuable assistance and guidance in the decision-making process needed in growing, entrepreneurial companies. Phil epitomizes Amper's philosophy of "seeing beyond the numbers", typically getting involved in a company's strategic planning, profitability enhancement and major financial and business problem resolution.

Phil has appeared on the cover of Practical Accountant magazine, which featured Amper for its 26 percent overall growth and the 37 percent growth of its audit practice. In 2006, he was named to the New Jersey Technology Council's Hall of Fame as a Titan of Technology - in recognition of his commitment to technology companies in the region. Prior to that, Phil received NJTC's highest individual distinction - The John H. Martinson Technology Supporter Award. He has been named a “Community Leader of Distinction” by the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce and was featured on the cover of TechNews, the publication of the New Jersey Technology Council, in recognition of his success in growing Amper's Technology Group Practice. Phil was named one of just six “Top Dealmakers Among Accountants,” by Business News New Jersey - the first and only member of a mid-sized firm to earn this honor and was named to the list of the "Elite 8 in New Jersey" of “Who’s Who in Corporate Finance” by Business News New Jersey. He was recently selected as an honoree by Who's Who in Executives and Professionals.

Phil is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA). He is a member of the board of the New Jersey Technology Council, a former member of the Advisory Council of Independence Community Bank and serves on the Board of Directors of Baker Tilly U.S.A. He is a former trustee of the NJSCPA’s Political Action Committee and a former member of the Corporate and Business Law Subcommittee of the Public Education Committee of the New Jersey Bar Foundation and the NJSCPA’s Management of an Accounting Practice and Cooperation with Bankers Committees. Phil has served on the Board of Directors of the MCRCC and the Advisory Board of Governors of Middlesex County College. Phil is a frequent speaker to the NJSCPA, various other civic and professional organizations and has been interviewed by the media on topics related to business management, financing and marketing. He recently served as a panelist on Financing Steps to Success for New Jersey’s 3rd Annual Economic Development Conference. Phil received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from New York University.