CATHY HYODO
Market Managing Principal, Los Angeles
Grant Thornton
With over 30 years of experience in the public accounting industry, Cathy Hyodo has played a pivotal role in helping several prominent companies achieve their growth objectives. Her experience, spanning from the dot-com era to the current age of AI, has made her a highly strategic leader in the accounting field, with a particular focus on technology.
As the head of Grant Thornton’s Los Angeles office since 2018, Hyodo has demonstrated exceptional leadership in managing a team of hundreds of audit and assurance, tax, and advisory professionals. During her tenure as a member of Grant Thornton’s partnership board (2021–2023), she was instrumental in selecting a new CEO and adapting the firm’s growth strategy, which led to record revenue growth for two consecutive years.