Meet Our Board of Directors
John Paek joined the Board in September 2024. Mr. Paek is an attorney licensed to practice law in California, Georgia, New York, and Massachusetts. Mr. Paek previously served as a Principal with Deloitte Tax LLP from 2019 to 2023, providing state income tax compliance, consulting, and controversy resolution services to corporations and other business entities. From 2007 to 2019, Mr. Paek practiced law with Baker McKenzie LLP, serving as a Partner from 2011 to 2019. In addition to providing tax consulting, controversy resolution, and litigation services while at Baker McKenzie, Mr. Paek was a member of their Global Indirect Tax Steering Committee and an editor of their North American Tax Practice Group Newsletter. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Paek practiced law with Sullivan & Worcester LLP as an Associate, assisting in state tax litigation matters and providing state tax consulting services. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Paek was a state tax consultant with Ernst & Young LLP and completed a two year rotation through Ernst & Young’s National Tax Department in Washington D.C., assisting with quality control evaluations of technical opinions and the coordination of a national state and local tax consulting practice. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Paek was an analyst with Government Loan Service Corporation, assisting with the preparation of SBA loan applications. Mr. Paek graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. Mr. Paek obtained his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center and his Masters of Law in Taxation from Boston University. Mr. Paek’s experience and status as a licensed attorney brings to the board valuable legal and tax expertise.
David Shim joined the Board in June 2025. Mr. Shim is a software engineer and the founder and President of DSS Consulting, LLC (“DSS Consulting”), a software engineering consulting firm established in January 2024. Prior to founding DSS Consulting, Mr. Shim served as a Software Development Platform Lead at Tack Mobile, LLC for eight years, where he led key initiatives in software architecture and platform integration. From 2008 to 2015, Mr. Shim was a financial and tax consultant at Novosad, Lyle & Associates, PC, where he provided strategic financial and tax guidance to a diverse client base. Mr. Shim received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a concentration in finance and accounting, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Shim’s unique combination of software engineering expertise and financial consulting experience allow him to deliver solutions that align technology with sound business strategy.

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