True Financial is a boutique valuation and financial advisory firm dedicated to providing a high-quality financial point of view on strategic, tax & accounting and legal matters.
High-quality means a point of view that is well-informed, well-reasoned, well-communicated, and delivered in a well-managed process.
High-quality also means our work product stands up to scrutiny by interested and/or adverse parties, such as counter-parties, opposing experts, regulators and auditors.
And finally, and perhaps most importantly, high-quality also means we honor the trust our clients put in us by delivering the very best work product we can, every time.
John Schumacher, Founder and President
Mr. Schumacher is a seasoned provider of valuation opinions and related financial advisory and consulting services in connection with strategic, tax & accounting and legal matters, respectively. His clients over his long career in professional services have included public and private companies, trustees, financial sponsors, family offices and legal counsel on behalf of their clients. He has provided and led valuation analyses of business interests, complex equity and debt securities, intangible assets, earnouts and derivatives, for various purposes including financial reporting, family law, tax, ESOP, dispute and strategic matters, including fairness and solvency opinions.
Mr. Schumacher started his career as an auditor at a then Big Six public accounting firm, leading external and internal audit work. He later moved on to management consulting before earning an MBA at what is now the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Mr. Schumacher is a long-time resident of the north side of Chicago, along with his wife and daughter.
