2025 Leadership Award Recipient: Mitchell O. Goldberg

Mitch Goldberg is the President of ClientFirst Strategy, Inc. As a seasoned investment professional and financial planner, he assists clients with investment management, financial planning, and insurance solutions. He holds the designations of Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) and Accredited
Asset Management Specialist (AAMS). Nationally recognized for his knowledge and experience in markets, investment strategy, and economics, Mitch is sought-after for his insights, which have been featured on CNBC, News 12, Newsday, NBC News, and other major media organizations.

Mitch serves on the ACLD Foundation Board and is an active member of the ACLD Board’s Finance and Investment Committees. His connection to the agency is deeply personal – his son, Jordan, resides with ACLD, and inspires Mitch’s unwavering commitment to the agency. Since his first introduction to the agency seven years ago through the Long Island Elite (LIE) a networking organization, Mitch has been a dedicated supporter of ACLD.

He is a longtime member of LIE where he has served on several committees and was recently appointed to the Board of Directors. Mitch and his late wife Judy, raised their family in Dix Hills/Melville, and he currently resides in Melville with his two younger children, Brandon and Jessica. He enjoys spending his leisure time hiking, working out, visiting Long Island restaurants, and listening to live music. He graduated from the State University of New York at Albany, in 1989.