Commissioner Tony Yip is a founding partner of the public accounting firm Brodshatzer, Wallace, Spoon & Yip and is a Certified Public Accountant. He has an extensive background in auditing, accounting, and business operations and expertise in various aspects of business appraisal and dispute resolution.

Appointed to the Board by Mayor Murphy in June 2002, Yip’s expertise in business and finance serves the Housing Commission well.

Since the beginning of his public accounting career in 1980, Yip has worked in a broad variety of business environments, including manufacturing, construction, wholesale, retail, health care, property development, and the hotel and restaurant industry. He has served as an expert court witness and consultant in a variety of cases involving, among other areas, real estate, securities fraud, business valuation, and accounting matters.

Yip's familiarity with the nature of closely held businesses and professional practices has also enabled him to develop an expertise in valuation and business appraisal services for various purposes such as pending purchase and sale transactions, gift and estate tax matters, and general business litigation.

Yip earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of San Diego and graduated summa cum laude from San Diego State University with a bachelor of science degree in accounting. Yip has taught various continuing education courses for law firms and the University of California, San Diego, Extension program.