Barrett Penan, CPA/ABV/CFF/PFS
Senior Managing Principal and Co-Founder
Barrett Penan is a native of Maryland having attended Spring Brook High School and the University of Maryland where he graduated with high honors. After a short period with the Defense Contract Audit Agency, Barrett found his true calling working for the Nation’s premier real estate focused CPA firm Kenneth Leventhal & Company. He then went on to be one of the first partners of the largest locally owned CPA firms in Maryland. In 1990 Barrett co-founded Penan & Scott, P.C.
Today, Barrett is a co-founder and senior principal at Penan & Scott, P.C. Barrett has total responsibility for sophisticated income tax, financial, and business planning for a multitude of diverse clients including real estate professionals, entrepreneurs, professional service firms and self-employed individuals. Barrett provides creative solutions for structuring real estate deals as well as business valuation and litigation support services.
Barrett is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, Greater Society of Certified Public Accountants and Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
In his spare time Barrett enjoys boating, watching the Maryland Terps, travel and spending time with his grandchildren. Barrett resides with his wife, Frances, in Rockville, Maryland and is the proud father of two adult sons, Stuart and Charles, and three grandchildren.