Forbes magazine has named four Connecticut-based CPAs to its annual list of America’s Top 200 CPAs.
The list, created by editorial staff, is culled from a compilation of nominations from individuals and associations of CPAs across the country.
The Connecticut honorees were:
- Drew Andrews, CEO of Whittlesey in Hartford;
- Mark Crowley, managing director of Deloitte in Weston;
- Lisa Willauer, founder of FML in Glastonbury;
- Heather Ziegler, managing partner of Deloitte in Stamford.
Andrews is a past board member of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association and a member of the University of Connecticut Accounting Advisory. He’s also a former chairman of the Connecticut Society of CPAs’ nonprofit committee.
Crowley is a trustee of the History and Culture Center in Weston and a member of the Deloitte Expert Advisory Panel on Revenue.
Willauer is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and a winner of the 2019 Women in Business award from the Hartford Business Journal.
Ziegler is a former board member of the Connecticut Society of CPAs and winner of the Connecticut Society of CPAs’ 2021 Women Distinguished Service Award, along with a member of the Business Council of Fairfield County.
According to Forbes, nominees were rated on a range of criteria, including expertise, innovation, thought leadership, experience, and service to the community and to their profession, as well as responses to selected questions.
See the full list here: https://www.forbes.com/lists/top-cpas/?sh=5e6215bf628e.
