Corey O’Connell
What I do
Licenses & Designations
Education
- Bachelor of Accounting
University of Minnesota-Duluth
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Background
Corey has nearly 20 years of professional accounting experience—most of which have been spent providing business valuation consulting and divorce financial services.
He specializes in business valuations for small- to middle-market companies performed for a variety of purposes, including marital dissolution, shareholder disputes, estate planning, M&A, ESOPs, SBA-lending, and management planning.
Additionally, Corey’s divorce financial services focus on complex marital dissolution matters involving self-employed individuals and closely held businesses. As a CPA with business valuation credentials, Corey leverages his accounting and finance background to bring value to his clients.
Professional Memberships
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Minnesota State Board of Accountancy
- Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA), American Society of Appraisers
- Member, Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA)
- Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Board Member and Treasurer, The Family Law League (FLL)
Employment History
Director – Marshall & Stevens (formerly Value Consulting Group), Minneapolis, Minnesota – August 2025 – Present. Responsible for business valuation and litigation support engagements and expert reports.
Business valuation engagements are performed for purposes including marital dissolutions, shareholder disputes, estate planning, M&A, ESOPs, financial reporting, tax conversions, SBA-lending, buy/sell agreements, and management planning.
Litigation support engagements are performed for the purpose of marital dissolution. Marital dissolution engagements include the preparation of net worth schedules for purposes of property division, calculations of non-marital claims, the preparation of historical cash flow, and the preparation of projected future cash flow under various scenarios of property division, child support, and spousal support.
Senior Manager – Boulay PLLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota – September 2020 – August 2025. Responsible for business valuation and litigation support engagements and expert reports.
Manager – Redpath and Company, Ltd., St. Paul, Minnesota – January 2019 – August 2020. Responsible for business valuation and litigation support engagements and expert reports.
Senior Financial Analyst – Value Consulting Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota – January 2012 – December 2018. Worked in the preparation of business valuation and litigation support engagements and expert reports.
Staff II – Ernst & Young LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota – February 2011 – December 2011. Performed internal and external audits of companies in the health care, manufacturing, and consumer products industries. Evaluated clients’ internal control procedures and accounting systems.
Senior Auditor – Defense Contract Audit Agency, Minneapolis, Minnesota – August 2007 – February 2011. Performed pre-award and post-award contract audits, as well as contractor business and accounting system audits, for the Department of Defense, among other Federal Agencies.