Background & History

Founded in 1991 by Verne Scazzero, the company was built on his unparalleled understanding of the intricacies of financial instrument valuations. As a former bond portfolio manager, Mr. Scazzero continues to be a visionary leader in meeting the market need for high-quality independent evaluations. Through its proprietary process and ability to anticipate industry and regulatory trends, the company has firmly established itself as a critical player in valuations all types of securities with over 30 years of experience. Many clients from funds, banks, insurance companies, CPA firms, and state governments have come to rely on Harvest's valuations and reporting expertise. Adding Senior Executive Susan DuRoss in 2002 cemented the company's upward trajectory and valuation services for all types of securities.

Susan DuRoss is the Executive Director and current leader of Harvest's valuation practice. Together, Ms. DuRoss and Mr. Scazzero were nominated to the PCAOB Pricing Sources Task Force in response to the financial crisis of 2008 and created a proprietary transparent market-based approach for financial instrument valuation. They launched a new report to meet more stringent regulatory requirements (detailed valuation inputs, levels, models, reasonableness assumptions) and built a comprehensive platform and workflow system [MyPricingDesk] which automates and simplifies the delivery of their high-quality valuations. As members and chairs of several industry advisory boards, their approach and product delivery meet the highest standards of regulatory requirements. Most recently, in 2023, Ms. DuRoss was chair of the IVSC Standards Review Board.