Accounting | December 23, 2025

Lara Abrash, CPA – 2025 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

CPA Practice Advisor has announced the recipients of the ‘Most Powerful Women in Accounting’ awards. Now in their 14th year, the awards recognize leaders for their significant contributions to the profession.

2025 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Deloitte & Touche LLP, US

Career Highlights

  • Shaping the conversation around GenAI in the boardroom and beyond
  • Driving industry-wide momentum and enhancement of the women’s sports industry
  • Elevating workforce resilience by championing well-being as a non-negotiable in the boardroom and across teams

Describe your outreach in the accounting profession beyond your own firm

As a proud CPA, current Chair of the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ)’s Governing Board, and Trustee on the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), I have spent my career championing progress in the accounting profession. I actively engage with organizations like the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) and institutions like Baruch College, my alma mater, to strengthen our community and illuminate the varied, dynamic paths a career in accounting can offer. Above all, I am passionate about collaborating with current and future industry leaders to promote accounting as attractive, forward-looking, and impactful for all.

What are the podcasts/books/blogs/websites/publications you turn to for professional development?

One book I constantly find myself turning to for inspiration is All In by the great Billie Jean King. Her story is a masterclass in grit and resilience, and her mantra that “pressure is a privilege” reminds me to embrace challenges as tremendous opportunities for growth, leadership, and impact. 

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