Lynda Schwartz is an expert in forensic accounting, data analytics, and damages, with a focus on fraud examination and risk assessment. Ms. Schwartz has more than thirty years of forensic accounting and auditing experience, analyzing economic, financial, causation, and accounting issues in the context of litigation claims and fraud allegations.
Forensic accounting and expert witness testimony
Ms. Schwartz’s expert work includes performing forensic accounting investigations, addressing damages claims including lost profits, evaluating bankruptcy and business solvency issues, analyzing financial accounting issues, and consulting on post-acquisition disputes. She has provided testimony at deposition, trial, and arbitration, as well as provided responses to regulators.
As a former partner in Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services practice, Ms. Schwartz has led high-profile investigations involving regulatory compliance, whistleblowers, and allegations of fraud, corruption, and bribery. She has experience with discovery, complex financial modeling and data analytics, reconstruction of financial records, and damages calculations. Her industry expertise includes healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, financial services, and retail.
Professional credentials, awards, and industry leadership
Ms. Schwartz is a certified public accountant (CPA). She is also certified in financial forensics (CFF) and is both a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). She serves on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Forensic and Valuation Services Executive Committee.
In 2026, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) honored Ms. Schwartz with its Educator of the Year Award, recognizing her pioneering curriculum development and excellence in training the next generation of anti-fraud professionals. In 2021, the AICPA named Ms. Schwartz a Forensic & Litigation Services (FLS) Volunteer of the Year for her significant contributions to the practice and profession of forensic accounting.
Forensic accounting and data analytics teaching and publications
At the Isenberg School of Management, Ms. Schwartz directs the forensic accounting and data analytics curriculum and teaches courses in forensic accounting and fraud examination.
She has authored both practitioner and peer-reviewed publications. Ms. Schwartz served on the Update Task Force for the current edition of COSO’s Fraud Risk Management Guide. She is a contributing author to The Litigation Services Handbook (John Wiley & Sons) and to the AICPA publication Understanding the Forensic Technology Landscape.