Louise Forlenza is a NY State Licensed CPA and Senior Financial Executive with over 35 years of success assisting domestic and international companies in a diverse range of industries expanding their businesses globally. Louise has a proven track record leading privately and publicly held companies from inception to growth and profitability. She is recognized for her complex problem-solving skills, strategic insight, and ability to engage critically important stakeholders to resolve issues and drive transactions to closure. Louise is frequently quoted in Corporate Board Member Magazine and is a financial expert that brings deep experience as Chair of the Audit Committee on corporate boards.
Louise has served as a director of Innodata since October 2002 where she serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee. Louise founded LC Forlenza Advisory Services in 1987, providing strategic insight and expertise in global accounting and reporting, forensic accounting, auditing, foreign tax issues, turnarounds and litigation support to over 250 global clients in industries such as technology, real estate, entertainment, transportation and health and wellness. From 1987 through 1992, she was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Intercontinental Exchange Partners, an international foreign exchange company, and served as a director and as chair of its International Audit Committee. Prior to joining Intercontinental, Louise was Chief Financial Officer of Bierbaum-Martin, a foreign exchange firm.
Louise received a B.B.A. degree in Accounting from Iona College (1971), and a Certificate in Forensic Accounting from New York University (2012), Louise attended the Harvard Executive Program for Board Governance and Audit in 2015 and the Harvard Executive Compensation Program in 2016, and completed Executive Training Program at The Wharton School.
