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2026 Virginia C-Suite Awards: LAURA SPROUSE
CEO, BROWN EDWARDS, LYNCHBURG
2026 Virginia C-Suite Awards: LAURA SPROUSE
CEO, BROWN EDWARDS, LYNCHBURG
When Sprouse became CEO of the Top 100 accounting firm in 2024, she stepped into a role she had spent more than 25 years preparing for. Starting as a Brown Edwards associate after graduating from Ferrum College, she became a partner and later chief operating officer of the firm, which has grown its annual revenue from $25 million to $85 million. She also led the due diligence, negotiation and integration of 10 acquisitions and modernized the firm’s technology infrastructure.
Since becoming CEO, Sprouse has moved quickly. In late 2025, she closed two acquisitions, expanding the firm’s reach in Virginia Beach and Lynchburg, and reorganizing the company into a service line structure.
Now the largest independent CPA firm in Virginia by number of accountants, Brown Edwards is targeting $100 million in revenue under her leadership. A 2025 Forbes Best-In-State CPA, Sprouse is known for fostering a people-first culture, personally learning every new employee’s name across the firm.
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