Robert has practiced as a CPA for over 20 years. He began his career as an auditor with the national accounting firm Ernst & Young. He later worked as an auditor with a large local CPA firm and finally as an auditor, tax preparer and business valuation consultant with a CPA sole proprietor. Robert purchased the sole proprietor’s practice in 1996 and merged it with the firm Daigrepont & Brian. For a period of years Robert was also the proprietor of a computer consulting firm and a licensed financial advisor before deciding to concentrate solely on public accounting. Robert serves clients principally in the areas of financial statement audits and small business consulting. Restaurants, manufacturers and not-for-profit organizations make up a significant portion of Robert’s client base. Robert is Vice President of BREC Foundation, Treasurer of St. Joseph’s Academy, Treasurer of Raising Canes Chicken Fingers, former Treasurer and Past President of the Baton Rouge Child Advocacy Center, a Past President of the East Baton Rouge Lions Club, former Treasurer of The Greater Baton Rouge Federation of Churches and Synagogues, and former Co-Chairperson of the St. George Church Capital Campaign. He is a graduate of the Leadership Greater Baton Rouge class of 1998, East Baton Rouge Lions Club 1998 Lion of the Year, and recipient of the Baton Rouge Business Report’s Top 40 Under 40 award in 2000. He has also been recognized as a Tiger Leader in the LSU 100 fastest growing Tiger businesses for his work with Raising Canes.