2018 AICPA / CPAPA Most Powerful Women in Accounting

This isn't your grandfather's accounting profession, but it may be someone's mother's or grandmother's profession.

Women accounting professionals have long passed parity with their male peers in terms of those attaining degrees in the field, and are increasingly breaking the top ranks at firms of all sizes - from CEO-leadership at Big 4 firms Deloitte and KPMG, and partnership levels at national, regional and small firms. This leadership, coupled with rapidly advancing technologies, is resulting in a dramatic transformation of the profession that is more agile and better serves the thriving U.S. business market.

The Most Powerful Women awards honor women who are having an outstanding impact on the accounting profession as a whole and in particular, on the lives of small practitioners. This year, the AICPA partnered with CPA Practice Advisor to select and present the awards, recognizing recipients for their remarkable contributions to the profession. These professionals are directly engaged in day-to-day client service as a partner or senior member of an accounting practice, or impact the profession through their roles in consulting, technology, organizational leadership, education or other fields.

Nominations were open to the public and the final selection of this year’s recipients was made by an independent 13-person panel of judges. The awards were announced and presented during a special ceremony on June 13 at the AICPA ENGAGE Conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.