Nominee: Michael Cornforth – Los Angeles Times

Chief Financial Officer
NKSFB, LLC

Mike Cornforth serves as NKSFB’s Chief Financial Officer, focusing on implementing key technology solutions and rebuilding the team. He began his career in 1990 in the audit practice of Price-WaterhouseCoopers, focusing on the healthcare and insurance industries in the Los Angeles and Atlanta offices. Cornforth’s extensive experience includes NASDAQ IPOs, public and private debt issuances, strategic mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructurings. As NKSFB’s CFO during the COVID pandemic, he evaluated and restructured the finance and accounting teams, implemented key technology solutions, and adopted a digital environment to increase efficiency. Cornforth led NKSFB’s growth through acquisitions, integrating firms such as CRM Management in New York and Howard Capital Management Group.