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The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program

Robert ChalfinRobert J. Chalfin CPA, JD
President, The Chalfin Group, Inc.
Lecturer, Wharton
chalfinr@wharton.upenn.edu


Courses:

Management 811: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition

Bio:

Robert J. Chalfin is the CEO of The Chalfin Group Inc., a Metuchen, New Jersey-based firm that offers advisory services in connection with the purchase and sale of closely held businesses, strategic planning, and valuation. The firm also provides economic damage calculations.

Mr. Chalfin is an owner/investor, corporate board member, and consultant to several businesses, many of which are in the information technology sector.

Mr. Chalfin is an Attorney, Certified Public Accountant, and a Lecturer in Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He teaches graduate-level courses on acquiring closely held businesses and venture initiation to MBA candidates.

Bob is the author of the book, Selling Your IT Business: Valuation, Finding the Right Buyer, and Negotiating the Deal, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2006).

Mr. Chalfin has served as a Court-appointed receiver, administrator, fiscal agent, and valuation expert. He has spoken at numerous industry conferences and been cited in both The Best Lawyers in America Directory of Experts as an expert in the area of business valuation and New Jersey Super Lawyers. He was the recipient of the 2009 Middlesex County Bar Association Non-Litigation Attorney Award.

In addition to being an avid baseball fan, Bob serves on the Boards of Directors of Raritan Bay Medical Center, a 500-bed, two-campus hospital in central New Jersey and The Wharton Alumni Association.

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