James G.B. DeMartini, III, CPA

Managing Partner, Seiler & Company, LLP Certified Public Accountants

James DeMartini is the Managing Partner of Seiler & Company, LLP, a large accounting firm with offices in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. The firm specializes in providing services to high net worth individuals and families, as well as closely held businesses. In his role as a trusted adviser, he counsels clients in matters including income, estate and gift tax planning, wealth management, all facets of real estate and charitable gift planning.

Jim founded and was a member of the board of Sports Association for Youth, a noncompetitive baseball league that currently benefits more than 1,000 San Francisco Bay Area youths annually. Recently, he was Chair of the Santa Clara University Men's Golf Committee. Additional past community activities include Notre Dame de Namur University Trustee, Executive Committee Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee; Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur of California Advisory Board; Santa Clara University English Advisory Board; Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Capital Campaign Committee; and Stanford University Medical Center Friends of Orthopedics.

From 1999 to 2004, Jim served on the board of Mid-Peninsula Bank, a member of the Greater Bay Bancorp group. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Golden Gate University. He pursued graduate studies in taxation and speaks regularly on a variety of related topics. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California State Society of Certified Public Accountants.