Atikah has over 15 years of experience providing tax consulting, planning, and compliance services to closely-held businesses in the manufacturing, retail, distribution, real estate, and professional service industries. She also has extensive experience serving high-net-worth individuals and their related entities, as well as clients in the beauty and wellness industry. In serving her clients, Atikah addresses the tax issues of the business and business owner in an integrated manner to optimize planning opportunities to achieve tax savings.
Atikah is a co-chair of the firm's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee. In this leadership role, Atikah is working with other team members to develop goals and specific action plans that support social and racial justice internally and externally.
Atikah received a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California and a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Atikah began her career in public accounting at Grant Thornton.