Patricia Barganier

Patricia Barganier, former Partner and National Director of Unclaimed Funds at Ernst & Young LLP, founded Barganier & Associates to bring a broad range of solutions and services to the unclaimed funds area.

With a total of 28 years of business experience, with increasing levels of responsibility, Patricia worked for 10 years in the consulting environment focused solely on unclaimed property, while serving clients within
all industries.

Patricia is a frequent guest speaker on unclaimed funds including the 2004 Interstate Tax Seminar, the 2003 Lorman Seminars in Cincinnati, Ohio, Atlanta, Georgia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 2003 and 1999 Paul Hartman Forum at Vanderbilt University, the 2003 Broadband Tax Institute, the 2003 and 2002 Texas Society of CPA’s annual meeting, the 2002 and 2001 Committee on State Taxation Fall Audit Session, the 2000 Committee on State Taxation Unclaimed Property Seminar and the Masters in Taxation Program at Georgia State University. She is a recognized expert on unclaimed funds as quoted in Business Week and USA Today.

She is a graduate of a year long executive leadership development program, Georgia 100. She was recognized by her peers and leadership of Ernst & Young in 2003 as a national Finalist in the Rosemarie Meschi Award and in 1999 as an Outstanding Driver Award for the National Tax practice of the Firm. Patricia serves the Atlanta community through her involvement on the Advisory Council of Cool Girls, a non profit organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty for inner city girls between the ages of 6 – 12 and as a member of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the United Way of Atlanta. She obtained an undergraduate degree in accounting and a master of taxation degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta.

With an extended network of experts in the field, including Ernst & Young alumnus and other highly regarded industry colleagues, Patricia is able to meet clients broad unclaimed funds needs with a range of solutions and expertise.

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