USC Marshall School of Business

Michael Karlin is a 1976 cum laude graduate from the University of Southern California, with a degree in Business Administration, and a 2010 graduate of the USC Leventhal School of Accounting with a Masters in Business Taxation degree. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Subsequent to obtaining his undergraduate degree, Michael worked for five years in the tax department of the international accounting firm of Ernst & Whinney (currently known as Ernst & Young). Michael Karlin is a founding partner of Nigro Karlin Segal & Feldstein, LLP (founded in 1981) and has responsibility for managing the business and financial affairs of many high net worth and high net income clients, many of whom are in the entertainment industry.

Michael currently serves as a member of the board of directors of KCET (the Los Angeles public broadcasting television station) and the Motion Picture and Television Fund.