Vikram Ganu

Senior Vice President, Director of Tax

Menlo Park, CA

Vikram is a Senior Vice President and the Director of Tax at Whittier Trust, serving high-net-worth individuals and their related family businesses. His work primarily focuses on income and estate tax advice and planning for both Whittier Trust’s clients and client advisors. He also oversees Whittier Trust’s income tax compliance, tax processing, and individual retirement account/1099 processing departments.

Vikram has over sixteen years of experience in public accounting, twelve of which were at Big 4 accounting firms in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. In his time there, he specialized in tax advisory and compliance services for multi-generational, family-owned businesses and their owners, as well as buy-and-sell-side tax due diligence for corporate and private equity-backed companies. Vikram has extensive experience working with families in real estate, venture capital, private equity, and media/entertainment.

Vikram aims to make tax planning and preparation more approachable to his clients. By leveraging his enthusiasm for tax and educating clients on policy and procedure, he aims to cut through complexity and deliver actionable advice that minimizes taxes and leaves clients with an understanding of the tax code, its nuances, and its ever-changing rules.

Vikram holds a BS from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.