Dennis is Pinnacle Valuations’ founder and Director of Valuations. He is a Certified Business Appraiser through the Institute of Business Appraisers and specializes in the valuation of small, privately-held businesses. He has valued companies in a broad range of industries across the United States and for a variety of reasons, including Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, startups seeking an independent opinion of value to provide to potential investors and for buyouts of initial investors, C to S corp conversions, general business planning, and more.
Prior to becoming a business appraiser, Dennis worked as a correspondent for Bloomberg News in Latin America, reporting on financial and economic news events and providing analysis and insight into financial markets. 

He interacted with high-ranking business leaders and politicians daily. In addition to working as a news correspondent, he also worked for Citigroup in New York City; he formed part of the international operations team and focused on business intelligence and the competitive market space in Latin America. This role included data collection, analysis, synthesis, presentation and recommendations to Citi’s top executives. In addition to his Certified Business Appraiser credential, Dennis holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.