For the second consecutive year, Women We Admire names Elaine Harwood, a senior vice president at Cornerstone Research, to its annual list.
Women We Admire has recognized Elaine M. Harwood in its list of Top 50 Women Leaders in Los Angeles for 2024. This is the second consecutive year Dr. Harwood has been named to the list, recognizing women who are “building legacies and changing the trajectory of the city’s major industries.”
Elaine empowers her colleagues to excel, fostering our firm’s broader culture of learning and development. She richly deserves this repeat honor.
—Yesim Richardson
Dr. Harwood was recognized for her expertise and leadership in financial accounting, financial reporting, and auditing. The longtime former head of Cornerstone Research’s accounting practice, she consults with clients and works with experts on securities litigation, complex securities and accounting enforcement matters, and corporate investigations.
“For more than two decades, Elaine has been instrumental in growing our firm’s accounting practice, spearheading client work and thought leadership initiatives,” said Yesim Richardson, president of Cornerstone Research. “Through her guidance and support, Elaine empowers her colleagues to excel, fostering our firm’s broader culture of learning and development. She richly deserves this repeat honor.”
The support and encouragement I receive at Cornerstone Research fuels my success and motivates me to pay it forward by mentoring my colleagues so they may harness their true capabilities.
—Elaine Harwood
Dr. Harwood consults and serves as an expert on a wide range of liability and damages issues. She also consults on prominent securities class actions. Her experience includes analyzing loss causation and damages in disclosure cases for clients in a wide range of industries, including financial institutions, consumer products, communications, technology, and energy.
“I am so proud to again be recognized among Los Angeles’s many outstanding women leaders,” said Dr. Harwood. “Working at Cornerstone Research, a firm with a rich legacy of female leadership and a collaborative culture, is a privilege. The support and encouragement I receive here fuels my success and motivates me to pay it forward by mentoring my colleagues so they may harness their true capabilities.”
Before joining Cornerstone Research, Dr. Harwood was a professor at Boston College. She is a certified public accountant (CPA), certified in financial forensics (CFF), and holds a Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of Southern California.
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