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Apr 1, 2025 Accountancy Alumni Business Administration Faculty Finance Student

PODCAST: Gies alumnus, accounting pioneer Lester McKeever

In the latest episode of the Gies Download, Gies Business alumnus Lester McKeever (ACCY '55), shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Chicago to becoming one of the first Black CPAs in the United States. He reflects on overcoming racial challenges in the accounting field, his lifelong dedication to his alma mater, and how mentorship, hard work, and resilience have shaped his success.

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Check out our previous episodes:

February 11, 2024 – Professor Oscar Ybarra on workplace wellness, psychology in business
January 24, 2024 - Alumnus and longtime Gies supporter 
Tony Petullo
December 6, 2024 - Director, Health Care Research Initiative 
David Molitor
November 6, 2024 - Associate Dean for Equity 
Denise Lewin Loyd
August 21, 2024 – Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs 
Nehemiah Scott
April 18, 2024 – Dean 
Jeffrey R. Brown
August 16, 2023 – Gies Chief Disruption Officer 
Robert Brunner
July 5, 2023 – Gies alumnus and namesake 
Larry Gies
June 2, 2023 – Gies professor and travel expert 
Mark Wolters
Mar. 30, 2023 – Gies alumna and CTS Impact Founder 
Julie Scott
Dec.19, 2022 – Poets&Quants Founder 
John Byrne
Dec. 2, 2022 – Dean Emeritus 
Larry DeBrock on his long career, passion for teaching
Oct. 31, 2022 – Undergraduate admissions at Gies with 
Kelly Janssen
Sept. 14, 2022 – Executive Associate Dean 
Brooke Elliott on online education, gender barriers, and more
July 11, 2022 – iVenture Director 
Manu Edakara on entrepreneurship at Gies
May 26, 2022 – Gies professor 
Don Fullerton on environment and economy
May 4, 2022 – Secret Service agent turned iMBA student 
Lucy Chang Evans
March 28, 2022 – Accounting professor 
Nerissa Brown
Feb. 18, 2022 – Former Olympian 
Brock Kreitzburg
Feb. 8, 2022 – SAA Executive Director 
Jackie Price-Osafo
Nov. 19, 2021 – Marketing professor 
Tiffany White
Oct. 21, 2021 – Super Bowl champion 
Nick Allegretti
Sept. 8, 2021 – Dean 
Jeff Brown
Aug. 24, 2021 – Athletic Director 
Josh Whitman