Managing Member
Karl Tangara, Managing Member based in New Jersey
Prior to founding Argent Lakes, Karl was the Chief Financial Executive responsible for accounting, finance, human resource, and office service functions at High 5 Games an international social and real money gaming technology company with over 150 people and 4 offices worldwide.
Karl has also served as Vice President of Finance at Goldman Sachs, where he was part of the legal entity controllers group focused on entities within the firm's institutional client services and investing and lending business varying in size from $8MM to $7BB in total assets.
Prior to his role at Goldman Sachs, Karl was a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young for almost 10 years, where his focus was in the financial services industry, providing audit and consulting services to public and non-public life, property & casualty, reinsurance and financial guaranty insurance companies. He led international engagements that included Audit, Tax, IT, Actuarial and Structured Finance teams, overseeing $4MM in annual fees.
Karl earned his Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Virginia as well as a Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Business from Pennsylvania State University. He has earned his CPA from the New York Board of Accountancy. He is an Aresty Scholar, awarded by Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania for his commitment to professional development, and most recently completed Executive Education titled: Leading Organizational Change in 2016 and The CFO: Becoming a Strategic Partner in 2015.
His advisory clients include privately held technology companies, medication assisted treatment organizations with multiple clinics serving the communities of northern New Jersey and family owned real estate investment companies with a focus on serving nonprofit organizations.