Brad Biren is an American, gay, Jewish, autistic person and survivor of traumatic brain injury. Brad has an extensive knowledge base with a background in Elder and Tax law and a passion for estate planning & crisis Medicaid planning. One of Brad’s favorite parts of his job is Special Needs Planning—a financial and legal roadmap to help families of diversely-abled people cultivate greater opportunities for their children. Through his innovative and novel use of synergies between tax, law, finance, science, and technology, Brad has leveraged his autism and education to help others within the community. At Cornell University, Brad studied both landscape architecture and plant sciences. He moved to Iowa to attend the University of Iowa College of Law. Later, Mr. Biren earned his LL.M. in Taxation from Washington University in St. Louis to enhance his expertise. Brad is passionate about working with businesses to show them that autistic people fuel innovation and optimization.