Yan Cao honored by Consulting Magazine for “above-the-call” leadership among outstanding women in consulting.
Yan Cao has been named to Consulting Magazine’s 2023 list of Women Leaders in Consulting. Dr. Cao joins a select group of outstanding women consultants honored as Future Leaders. Those named to this category demonstrate leadership “above-the-call” that benefits their organization and current and future peers.
“Yan richly deserves this outstanding honor,” said Yesim Richardson, Cornerstone Research’s President. “She has spearheaded our firm’s work on complex market manipulation and market microstructure matters, growing and diversifying the practice team. She has also actively promoted opportunities for women leaders in securities and finance, continuing to create an environment where everyone, including women, is motivated to contribute their best.”
Yan actively promotes opportunities for women leaders in securities and finance, continuing to create an environment where everyone, including women, is motivated to contribute their best.
—Yesim Richardson
“To be recognized as a Future Leader among Women Leaders in Consulting is more than an honor for me; it honors those who have helped me along my path,” noted Dr. Cao. “I have been fortunate to collaborate with incredible colleagues and clients who have inspired and challenged me. Throughout my career, I have benefited from mentoring and coaching, and this recognition will allow me to pay back—and forward—the contributions that others have so generously shared.”
Dr. Cao leads Cornerstone Research’s market manipulation and market microstructure practice. She has more than seventeen years of consulting experience on securities, valuation, trading, financial institutions, financial market, and financial accounting issues.
Throughout my career, I have benefited from mentoring and coaching, and this recognition will allow me to pay back—and forward—the contributions that others have so generously shared.
—Yan Cao
Now in its sixteenth year, Consulting Magazine’s annual Women Leaders in Consulting recognitions showcase “outstanding professionals as they affect increasingly impactful transformation for firms, clients, future women leaders, and entrants to the profession.”
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