The GHP Financial Group.

• Position: Outstanding Business Leaders

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Robert M. Webb is able to incorporate both his love of downtown Denver and Colorado's natural beauty in his role as Director of Tax Services for Gelfond Hochstadt Pangburn, P.C. a member of The GHP Financial Group.

Webb joined the company in 1990 and currently leads the real estate and hospitality tax practice. The division works with investors and developers and boasts a concentration of prominent downtown clients including many closely held companies and high net worth individuals.

Webb has become actively involved with a number of programs to grow and improve the quality of downtown Denver. "I love Denver. Working downtown, you get a real flavor for the uniqueness and the energy that the urban core provides," said Webb.

Webb is on the board of the Downtown Denver Partnership Management Group, was a member of Mayor Webb's Convention Center Task Force, and has been on the board of Denver Civic Ventures for nine years. As a result of his contributions, Webb was named a Downtown Denver Partnership Volunteer Partner of the Year in 2001.

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"The development of the downtown area is important to the entire region. Everyone should contribute to that vitality in whatever manner they can. My contribution comes primarily through my knowledge of real estate and my relationship with prominent downtown business leaders, including the city's most famous business leader and long time client, Mayor John Hickenlooper," said Webb.

In addition to his love for the city, Webb is an avid cyclist who participates in Ride the Rockies and enjoys biking in Moab. Webb's expertise in conservation easements allows him to assist clients in saving money while they preserve Colorado's natural beauty.

"A tremendous amount of Colorado real estate is being preserved through the use of conservation easements because the tax benefits are substantial. We have helped structure a number of transactions as well as working with...