Mitchell D. Eichen, J.D., LL.M.
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Wealth Strategist
Member of The MDE Management Committee
Member of The MDE Investment Committee
Mitch is the founder and CEO of The MDE Group, Inc. and he is responsible for the firm's strategic vision. Through his role as Chief Wealth Strategist, Mitch also focuses his unique interdisciplinary knowledge of financial planning, income tax and estate tax law, and investments to develop innovative and creative ideas for clients. Mitch is also responsible for the development of our unique, Socratic, qualitative manager due diligence process. Mitch enjoys writing and lecturing on a variety of financial topics and is also a member of the Financial Advisory Board to the Rutgers Graduate School of Business.Prior to forming The MDE Group in August of 1987, Mitch was an officer and Senior Financial Counselor for The Bank of New York's Personal Financial Counseling Department. In this position, he provided full-service personal financial counseling, including tax and investment advice, to senior corporate executives and high net worth individuals. Before joining The Bank of New York, Mitch practiced tax, trust, and estate law for Shanley & Fisher, P.C. (now DrinkerBiddle), a 100-plus-attorney law firm in Morristown, New Jersey.
Mitch has an LL.M. in taxation from the New York University School of Law Graduate Division and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in economics from Rutgers College where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.