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Karuna Advisors was founded by Janine Bisharat who wanted to create a professional services firm focusing on tax compliance, consulting and family office management for wealthy clients.

Karuna provides a team of certified public accountants and professionals that have years of experience and in-depth resources to complete the technical expertise as needed. We are your trusted business advisors and our goal is to provide you with proactive advice so you can make informed, timely decisions.

We use the Enneagram in our practice to understand each other better, including our clients, so that we may deliver information most efficiently and effectively to you. 

Main Office

  • 800 Oak Grove Avenue
  • Suite 200
  • Menlo Park, CA 94025
  • Phone: (650) 328-2758
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Janine Bisharat, CPA

Principal
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Janine is the founder of Karuna Advisors and has over 30 years of experience in tax and family office services primarily working with the founders of private and public companies, their entities and businesses. Janine started her career at Deloitte and attributes her creativity and approach, to her experience of over seven years at Deloitte. She also spent time at other nationally ranked firms working with high net individuals and on high profile forensic accounting divorce work.

Janine enjoys walking her dog, taking classes at the gym, taking vacations with her son Aron, and is finally completing her Masters in Tax from GGU.

Laura M. Wright, CPA

Managing Director
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Laura Wright leads our family office team and provides financial reporting, accounting, capital management, and consulting to individuals, families and their entities.  Laura has extensive experience in public accounting. Prior to joining Karuna Advisors, Laura worked for over a decade in the tax department at a large local public accounting firm. This experience gives her valuable perspective and insight. In her free time, Laura enjoys travel, hiking, yoga, concerts, camping and spending time with her family, friends, and her adorable cats.

Sabneer Bains, CPA

Manager
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Sabneer joined our team in 2016 after graduating from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in Accounting. At Karuna Advisors, she has gained valuable experience in both tax and family office services, working with high-net-worth individuals and families. Outside of work, Sabneer enjoys playing basketball, dancing, and spending time with family and friends.

Grace Davenport

Senior Accountant
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Grace joined the team in 2016.  She manages the day to day requests from clients, reviews and prepares personalized financial statements and enjoys teaching new staff the Karuna way! Grace enjoys learning about taxation and is now focusing on that to augment her experience.

Grace enjoys traveling with her family, working out and a new found passion for indoor plants!

Brenda Regalado

Senior Accountant
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Brenda joined Karuna in January 2018 and graduated from San Jose State with a B.S. in Business and a concentration in Accounting. She is currently studying for her CPA exams. Outside of Brenda's professional life, she enjoys hiking, baking, travelling, and spending time with family and friends.

Rachael Halsey

Senior Accountant
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Rachael joined the Family Office Team in January 2023. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Accounting and a Masters of Accounting-Tax. She interned with a multinational accounting firm in their international tax group. Rachael then pursued an opportunity with an energy company where she worked for six years. She oversaw monthly closes, financial reporting, and maintained critical relationships with key business partners, many of which were Fortune 500 companies. Outside of work, Rachael likes to cook, and spend time outdoors with her husband and 3 children.

Kelly Eckalbar

Senior Accountant
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Kelly joined Karuna Advisors in April 2023. She has a well-rounded background with nearly a decade of experience in accounting, tax, and financial analysis for a variety of industries. Kelly graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Business Economics. In 2020 she completed the Accounting Certificate program from the UC Berkeley Extension and is currently working toward becoming a CPA. When she is not working or studying for the CPA exams, Kelly likes to be involved in her two children’s sports/activities and spend quality time with family and friends. 

Maxxie Scaperrotta

Staff Accountant
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Maxxie joined Karuna October of 2021. She completed her B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in finance and management in December of 2017. Maxxie went on to work in personal finance and then in public accounting. She obtained her M.S in Accounting in May of 2021. Outside of work Maxxie is passionate about cooking, reading, and fashion. She enjoys the outdoors and spending quality time with her son and husband. 

Aron Ecoff

Staff Accountant
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Aron joined Karuna Advisors July of 2022 as a staff accountant. Before that, he worked at a national accounting firm for a year, while developing his private client service skills. Before that, he graduated from Chapman University with a degree in Accounting, and a minor in Arabic. Aron is currently enrolled in the Masters of Taxation program at USF, seeking to further his tax knowledge and expertise. Outside of work, he loves to produce music, weight-lift, and watch sports.

Nichole Smith

Staff Accountant
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Nichole joined Karuna Advisors in November 2023 to pursue a career in tax. She graduated from Menlo College with a B.S. in accounting and is now focusing on pursuing her CPA and CMA licenses. Outside of work, she enjoys literature, painting, yoga, and the outdoors.