Cynthia Romano
CTP, Principal, Co-Leader – Restructuring & Dispute Resolution Practice
New York, NY
Cynthia Romano is a Principal with CohnReznick Advisory. Co-Leader of the firm’s Restructuring & Dispute Resolution Practice, she has 25 years of experience in performance improvement, turnaround management, transaction support, and investment analysis. Her industry experience includes:
- healthcare
- manufacturing
- technology
- energy/oil & gas
- distribution
- restaurants
- professional services
- not-for-profit
Cynthia guides companies from where they are to where they want to be - whether in need of a tune up or in significant distress. Partnering with CxO level management, her goal is to help companies transform their bottom line to maximize value for owners, investors and other stakeholders. Cynthia’s areas of expertise include liquidity management, profit improvement through operational restructuring, organizational and process redesign, capital sourcing, and business and creditor workout/management.
Before joining CohnReznick, Cynthia managed various restructuring practices and clients including as Partner at CR3 Partners, CEO of Chrysalis Management, Managing Director at CRG Partners, and Manager in Bain’s Corporate Renewal Group. She also founded and served as CEO of a technology company and was a Financial Analyst for an angel investor group in charge of the group’s due diligence.
EDUCATION
M.B.A., International Management, MIT Sloan School of Management,
B.A. with Honors, Educational History and Policy, Brown University
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Turnaround Management Association, Board Member (Former, Northeast), Committee Member (NYC) and Member
American Bankruptcy Institute, Advisory Board Member (Northeast)
Association for Corporate Growth
Women Helping Other Women
Financial Women’s Association
International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
Awards and Recognition
Smart CEO Brava Award Honoring Top Female CEOs, Winner
Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Northeast Chapter’s Small Company Turnaround of the Year, Co-Winner
Harvard Business School Turnaround Conference, Panelist
MIT PE Symposium, Panelist
ABI National and Regional Conference, Panelist
Nassau County and Boston Bar Association, Panelist and Trainer
Debtwire Podcast - Healthcare Restructuring, Guest Speaker
Exit Planning Exchange (XPX) - Performance Improvement, Guest Speaker
Babson College, Suffolk University, and MIT Sloan MBA programs, Guest Lecturer
“The Three C’s of a Turnaround: Cash, Communication, and Control” ABF Journal, Co-Author
“Key Issues in Operational Turnarounds” (with Gerald Sherman), TMA Northeast Journal, Author