Monica Houston

Multifaceted business advisor. Serves clients in the corporate, entrepreneurial, and personal finance arenas. In the corporate arena, has overseen the risk assurance function for numerous entities as the Chief Audit Officer for 10+ years most recently for Cuyahoga County, OH. An inaugural alumnus of Ernst & Young whose audit and consulting experience spans over 30 years and includes numerous Fortune 500 companies. In the entrepreneurial arena, shepherds clients in the areas of business foundation, operations, strategy, and succession; helping them to successfully live out their dreams of entrepreneurship. In the personal finance arena, advises clients in the areas of financial stewardship, tax planning and resolution, and estate planning; guiding them to financial freedom and generational living.

Co-author of The Black Woman’s Business Bible & Workbook. Real Estate investor managing a $1M+ portfolio. Passion for legacy building and generational living. Innate understanding of finances. Has positively influenced the financial futures of countless families as a teacher, mentor, coach, author, advocate, and board member.

A consummate professional, committed to work and serves as a beacon for financial excellence in the community. Serves on the Academic Executive Committee of the Association of International Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Also serves on the Audit Committee for Delta Community Credit Union, Georgia’s largest credit union with 26 branch offices and over $6 Billion in assets. Further serves as a member of the Syracuse University Multicultural Advancement Council, an organization that supports and advocates for African American and Latino alumni and students as well as manages and raises funds for the $3M+ Our Time Has Come Scholarship endowment fund. In the spirit of establishing legacy, recently committed to funding the endowment of the SU Black and Latino Accounting Scholarship Fund.