Teddy Brown Named to Emory University’s 2018 Class of 40 Under Forty

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ATLANTA (DATE) – Aprio, LLP, a nationally-recognized CPA-led business advisory firm is pleased to announce that Theodore (Teddy) Brown, senior manager in the firm’s Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting Servicesgroup, has been named to Emory University’s prestigious 2018 Class of 40 Under Forty.

Each year, Emory’s Office of Alumni Engagement presents the 40 Under Forty awards to multitalented and accomplished young professionals. The award program spotlights selected alumni across a variety of vocations for their impacts in business, research, leadership, public service and/or philanthropic endeavors.

“In its second year, the 40 Under Forty class is a multifaceted group,” says Laura Weekley, senior director for alumni learning and leadership programs at the Office of Alumni Engagement. “We culled through hundreds of nominees’ files, including journalists, technological innovators, social justice pioneers and scientists, to come up with this outstanding group of young professionals.”

Teddy is being recognized for his professional accomplishments and civic endeavors. As a forensic accountant, Teddy works with clients to help them through multi-million-dollar litigation claims and theft losses. Most notably, he helped unravel a $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme, the fourth largest in U.S. history. Teddy is also passionate about giving of his time to the local community and he can often be found assisting the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer’s Foundation in representing their clients in pro bono work.

“Since joining Aprio in 2011, Teddy has been an integral part of the growth of Aprio’s Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting group,” said Howard Zandman, Partner-in-Charge, Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting at Aprio. “He is recognized as a rising leader at the firm and I’m excited to see how he can continue to learn and develop in his career.”

For more information about Teddy, or Aprio’s Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting group, visit https://aprio.com/services/litigation-support-and-forensics/. To view the full list of Emory’s 40 Under Forty award recipient, visit: http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_MAGAZINE/issues/2018/summer/register/40u40.html

About Aprio

Aprio is a premier full-service, CPA-led business advisory firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, that advises clients and associates on how to achieve what’s next. Aprio’s associates work as integrated teams across advisory, assurance, tax and private client services, bringing the best thinking and personal commitment to each client. Across practices, Aprio brings together proven expertise, deep understanding and strategic foresight for industries including Manufacturing and Distribution; Nonprofit and Education; Professional Services; Real Estate and Construction; Retail, Franchise and Hospitality; and Technology and Biosciences. In 65 years, Aprio has grown to 400 employees. To serve clients wherever life or business may take them, Aprio’s teams speak more than 30 languages and work with clients in over 40 countries.

Aprio is recognized as a Top 100 Accounting Firm in the United States and has been recognized as a Top Workplace for two years in a row by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In addition to its Atlanta headquarters, Aprio also operates in New York; Birmingham, Ala., Sarasota, Fla. and Alpharetta, Ga. For more, visit https://aprio.com.