Mr. Roberts is a 1970 graduate of Louisiana State University, a Certified Public Accountant and the former President and current Vice President of Roberts Cherry and Company APAC. Roberts is the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Film Production Capital, L.L.C. and serves as Vice President of RCG Network Engineering, Inc, a full-service computer company. He is a licensed securities broker and former Certified Valuation Analyst.

During his career, Roberts has focused his practice on professional corporations, automobile dealerships, real estate brokerage and developers. He is a nationally recognized speaker in the accounting industry having served as the keynote presenter of the AICPA national conference on several occasions.

Currently his focus is Film Production Capital, LLC (FPC) which provides tax incentive-based financing and financial services to the motion picture and digital media industries. FPC was the first company in the nation to monetize transferable state income tax credits issued to production companies. Since purchasing the credits issued to the films "Ray" and "Runaway Jury" in 2003, FPC has traded over 150 million state film tax credits. The company currently operates in Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

The 150 million credits brokered by FPC represent 30% of all credits issued by the State of Louisiana since inception of its incentive program. FPC has provided financing on 16 Feature Films, 21 “Made for TV” Movies, and numerous documentaries and videos. Feature Films included Premonition, Factory Girl, Roadhouse II, Bug, and Mr. Brooks.

Roberts is a former Chairman of the Board of CPAmerica, an association of over 75 mid-level CPA firms located throughout the United States and maintains memberships in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants

Mr. Roberts and his family live in Shreveport, Louisiana, a major location for the film and television industry.

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