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Accounting Department

Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards

Grant Thornton
Partner, Valuation Services

Mark is a partner in the Valuation Services practice of Grant Thornton LLP and serves as the Practice Leader for the Mid-South Region. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Mark spent over 13 years working with a Big Five public accounting firm and other national valuation firms.

Mark has been working in the valuation profession for more than 25 years and has worked with numerous public and private clients on financial reporting, litigation, transaction advisory and strategic planning.

His primary responsibilities include managing the valuation services line for Grant Thornton’s Southeast Region. In addition, he has been qualified as an expert witness and has provided testimony in matters where valuation is in dispute.

Mark has a B.A. in Accounting from North Carolina State University, a M.S. in Accounting/Tax from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.B.A. from Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.

Mark is a Certified Public Accountant with Accreditation in Business Valuation in North Carolina (License Number 17905) and has been awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the CFA Institute.