Naperville Resident Jeannie Adamson, CPA, Named 2012 Illinois CPA Society “Women to Watch” Award Recipient

CHICAGO – Jeannie Adamson, CPA, an Assurance Partner at Ernst & Young LLP, was recently honored as one of six recipients of the Illinois CPA Society’s eighth annual “Women to Watch” Awards which recognize and celebrate women who have promoted a work environment that provides opportunities for the successful integration of their personal and professional lives and the advancement of women to positions of leadership.

Nominated by her peers, Ms. Adamson, was selected as an Emerging Leader award recipient by the Illinois CPA Society’s Women’s Executive Committee and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Women’s Initiative Executive Committee for her involvement within the profession, as well as in her community.

Ms. Adamson, originally from Lisle, specializes in retail and consumer practice and serves a wide range of multinational organizations. For the past ten years, she has acted as the lead engagement executive for a global Fortune 200 company, where she has overseen the client’s global audit in approximately 40 countries. After working on a reduced schedule for 5 years of her career, Ms. Adamson uses that experience to be a resource to other women planning to utilize a flexible work arrangement at Ernst & Young.

In June 2012, she was honored with Ernst & Young’s “Courage to Lead” award and has led a team volunteer event for her firm’s young professionals that benefited the Boys and Girls Clubs in Chicago.

A graduate of Notre Dame, Ms. Adamson currently lives in Naperville with her husband, Kyle, and their two children.