Mr. Corkin earned a BS from Iowa State University and an MS in Finance and Certificate in Financial Services Management from the University of Houston. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Houston, as well as an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) and member of the Houston Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers.

Since joining D/C in 2008, Mr. Corkin has performed over 600 business and limited partnership appraisals. He has worked on numerous engagements for firms and individuals in an array of industries, including engineering, construction, and other specialty contractors, as well as manufacturing, retail, distribution, transportation, tech, and energy. Mr. Corkin provides clients with valuation services for a variety of purposes, including tax and estate planning, buy-sell transactions, shareholder disputes, litigation support and expert testimony, ESOP compliance, mergers and acquisitions, fairness opinions, and financial reporting (e.g., share-based compensation, business combinations, and impairment testing). In addition, Mr. Corkin’s M&A advisory services have assisted multiple clients with successful exit transactions.

Mr. Corkin began his career with The Boeing Company as a budget and planning analyst on a missile defense program for the U.S. Department of Defense. Later, he joined Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemical, Inc. where he worked with all levels of executive, functional, and project management to develop and report financial performance and forecasts for the multi-billion-dollar business unit.

Mr. Corkin is a member of the Houston Business and Estate Planning Council and currently serves on the Advisory Board for the MS in Finance program at the C. T. Bauer College of Business. Previously, he taught an investments course as an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of Houston-Downtown.