Kenneth (“Kenny”) Dettman, CPA, CEO and Managing Director, leads Sagemont Advisors with 15 years of complex tax advisory experience. He is considered a pioneer and innovator in the tax industry, having both worked extensively as a client-focused tax advisor, as well as launching early stage tax and compliance technology companies.

Kenny was previously a tax partner at a global top 25 consulting firm, Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”), where he primarily focused on tax planning and compliance for privately held businesses. During this time, he also served as the Interim Co-Head of Global Tax for A&M in 2020, managing the internal tax function across 65 offices and 5,000+ professionals in 25 countries, all while leading A&M’s task force on the COVID-19 stimulus programs March 2020 through the end of 2021.

While at A&M, Kenny established himself as the leading tax expert and saw an opportunity to scale highly specialized, white-glove tax and compliance-related services to assist small- and medium-sized businesses through Sagemont Advisors.

Kenny holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Master’s degrees in Accounting and international business from the University of Florida. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Forbes Business Council. Kenny has authored articles published by media outlets such as the Business Journals, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, and Market Watch, and has been quoted in Tax Notes, Bloomberg, and the Wall Street Journal. He frequently lectures on tax topics for the Tax Executives Institute (TEI), Bloomberg BNA, and other industry and tax organizations.​