New city finance director always a numbers person

Jennifer Cornett might call herself the favorite niece of her uncle, Steve Larson, who before retiring was a very successful banker in New York City.

“I always had an affinity for numbers,” Mountain Brook’s assistant city manager and finance director said. “Because of my interest in numbers, I asked him, ‘Uncle Steve, what do you think I should be when I grow up?’”

Larson suggested that his niece needed to be a certified public accountant. If he had to do it over again, he said he would do the same…

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