A Cerity Partners & PP&Co Webinar

Tax and Wealth Planning for International Entrepreneurs

The tax, entity structuring, and wealth planning strategies that matter most for foreign founders building companies in the United States — whether you have recently arrived or are planning your move.

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Nov 11, 2026
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Presentation Summary

Building a company across borders — and a plan to match.

Please join us for a joint webinar presented by Cerity Partners and PP&Co, focused on the tax planning and wealth management strategies that matter most to foreign founders and entrepreneurs who have recently arrived in the United States, or who are planning a move.

A growing number of international entrepreneurs are building companies that require a presence in the U.S., often as part of a broader wave of founders drawn by access to U.S. investment capital and market opportunity. For these individuals, the transition brings a distinct set of tax, entity structuring, and wealth planning questions that differ meaningfully from those facing a typical relocating family.

This webinar brings together leading experts in international tax structuring and cross-border wealth management to walk through the planning considerations that matter most once a founder has arrived, along with the steps worth taking in advance of a move.

What We'll Cover
Cerity Partners
Cross-Border Wealth Management
  • Concentrated equity & liquidity — managing concentrated equity positions and planning for liquidity around an exercise, sale, or exit event.
  • Worldwide investment strategy — jurisdictional diversification and avoiding common foreign investment tax traps, such as PFICs.
  • Navigating U.S. tax residency — cross-border planning, tax, and wealth management for founders moving into, and away from, U.S. tax residency.
  • Estate & wealth transfer — planning for internationally mobile entrepreneurs and their families across multiple jurisdictions.
PP&Co
International Tax & Entity Structuring
  • Choice of entity — for founders and startups, including C corporation, S corporation, LLC, and partnership structures.
  • QSBS planning — including the OBBBA changes to gross asset limits, holding periods, and gain exclusion caps.
  • Founder equity planning — including 83(b) elections and their tax impact.
  • Pre-immigration tax planning — U.S. income, gift, and estate tax residency rules, and strategies that are only effective if implemented in advance of becoming a U.S. tax resident.
  • Cross-border reporting — obligations for founders and their companies, including foreign asset disclosure and foreign business interests.

Featured Speakers

Andrew Fisher
Partner, Cross-Border Planning Practice Leader
Cerity Partners

Andrew Fisher, CPA, CFA

Andrew is a Partner at Cerity Partners in San Francisco and the firm's practice leader for Cross-Border Planning. He specializes in advising internationally oriented families and is the author of The Cross-Border Family Wealth Guide.

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Andrejs Pilajevs
Senior Principal & International Wealth Advisor
Cerity Partners

Andrejs Pilajevs, CFP®, MSFP

Andrejs is a Senior Principal and International Wealth Advisor at Cerity Partners, based in the Washington, DC area. He works with ultra-high-net-worth families with global footprints, guiding them through cross-border tax planning, pre-move planning, and multi-jurisdictional trust and estate structuring.

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Jie Zhu
International Tax Partner
PP&Co

Jie Zhu, CPA/PFS

Jie is an International Tax Partner at PP&Co with 25 years of experience in international tax consulting for immigrant families and entrepreneurs, from pre-Green Card planning through long-term asset structuring. She holds the AICPA, CalCPA, and STEP designations and was named a 2026 AAPI Business Leader by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

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Chandrika Kadur
Tax Senior Manager, International Tax Group
PP&Co

Chandrika Kadur, CPA

Chandrika is a Tax Senior Manager and a member of PP&Co's International Tax Group. Her work spans inbound and outbound tax planning, estate and gift tax planning, pre-immigration tax planning, and foreign financial asset reporting for high-net-worth individuals and businesses. She is a member of the AICPA, CalCPA, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

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About the Firms
Cerity Partners

Cerity Partners is a leading national independent financial advisory firm serving high-net-worth individuals and their families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides objective, integrated advice across financial planning, tax, investments, and retirement.

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PP&Co

PP&Co is an international tax and accounting firm serving founders, entrepreneurs, and their businesses, with particular depth in pre-immigration tax planning, EB-5 investor tax, and cross-border founder and startup taxation. PP&Co is a member of PrimeGlobal, a worldwide association of independent accounting firms.

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Reserve Your Place

Plan across borders with confidence.

Join Cerity Partners and PP&Co for a practical, strategy-focused session on the tax and wealth planning that matters most for international entrepreneurs building in the United States.

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