Todd is a partner in BKD’s Forensics & Valuation Services division and leads its South Region practice, providing business valuation, forensic accounting, investigation, bankruptcy and litigation support services, including serving as an expert witness. Since 1999, he has provided client solutions in consulting, accounting and tax matters. He has performed business valuations for a variety of purposes, including gift and estate tax, business planning, succession planning, dispute resolution and for solvency purposes in bankruptcy.
He has conducted investigations testing for misappropriation of assets, conflicts of interest, manipulation of financial statements, billing schemes, false claims and use of corporate funds for potential abuse or wasteful spending.
Todd has been qualified as an expert witness involving forensic investigations, reconstruction of financial records, tracing of transactions, community property tracing and analysis in estate and probate litigation, financial analysis (including cost allocations), damages analysis and valuations in shareholder disputes, intellectual property disputes, breach of contract disputes, lost income calculations and analysis for solvency and preference claims in bankruptcy.
He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, where he has served on the Business Valuations Committee, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Bankruptcy Institute and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc. He also is a member of American Society of Appraisers, where he has served as president of the San Antonio chapter and on the International Board of Examiners. He is Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Todd has made numerous presentations on forensic analysis and valuation of businesses to various professional organizations.
He is a 1986 graduate of Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a B.S. degree in accounting.