In 2009, Geralyn Hurd was honored with the ICPAS Woman to Watch Award and she’s been a woman to watch ever since. With 35 years (32 in public accounting), Geralyn didn’t follow the traditional path followed by most CPAs. Rather Geralyn focused on transforming the industry by developing unique technology solutions – first as Tax Transformation and Technology Leader of her firm and now as President & Co-Founder of K1x, Inc.
Geralyn has multiple patents and patent applications published in her name both for tax preparation software for tax exempts, AI-powered K-1 extraction technologies, a digital K-1 and K-1 Exchange. She advanced to key senior leadership roles at her firm but even more rare, carved out a technology business from her firm and created an independent technology start-up. Today, software co-developed by Geralyn is being used by most of the largest accounting firms in the country.
Geralyn has had many leadership roles within the CPA profession and served on Illinois and AICPA committees, IRS Technical Resource Panels and the Illinois CPA Society Board of Directors. As a thought leader, inventor and entrepreneur, Geralyn has been a role model and mentor to hundreds of people in the profession.