Renée Marino is the founder of Cupitor Consulting, a firm specializing in the financial aspects of brands and intangible assets. She has an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago and is a former member of the Board of Governors of the American Society of Appraisers. She holds credentials as a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation from the American Institute of CPAs, an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers and a Chartered Financial Analyst with the CFA Institute. Renee comes from a family of physicists and neuroscientists, but she zigged when the others zagged, and ended up working in dynamic system modeling and advanced financial studies.