Sophia is a Senior Manager at Crowe LLP's Federal Tax Consulting Services practice, based in New York City. In her role, she specializes in Research & Development (R&D) tax positions, assisting companies of various sizes (start-ups to Fortune 500). Sophia's expertise includes documenting R&D activities, leveraging data analytics, and creating specialized work plans tailored to the unique needs of clients, particularly within the life sciences, fintech, and software industries. She also has extensive experience defending R&D claims at the federal and state levels.

Sophia's has contributed to the broader R&D field through various speaking engagements and publications. She has served as a speaker at the Morgan Lewis R&D Symposium and has been quoted in multiple articles on R&D in publications such as Tax Notes and Accounting Today. Additionally, Sophia has authored several articles, including pieces for AICPA’s Tax Adviser, Bloomberg Tax, and Industry Today, addressing complex R&D tax rules and policies.

Before joining Crowe, Sophia provided corporate and partnership tax compliance, income tax provisions, accounting methods, and business tax advisory services at EY. With over 11 years of experience providing tax services to clients, she has become a subject matter expert in the field of tax consulting for R&D. Sophia earned her Master of Science in Taxation from the University of North Texas and is a CPA in both Texas and New York.