Leonard Pepe

Leonard Pepe

  • Senior Lecturer and MSA and ASAC Program Director, Accounting
  • Senior Lecturer, Bentley University
  • Director, CliftonLarsenAllen
  • Program director of Master's of Science in Accounting, Bentley University
  • MSA Bentley University
  • B.A. College of The Holy Cross

Teaching Interests

Accounting, Auditing, Ethics, Operations

Research Interests

Professional practice

Consulting/Practice Interests

Audit and firm economics and operations

Bio

45 years of professional practice in accounting.
Local, regional and global firms.
Office managing partner at BDO LLP, Grant Thornton LLP and a consulting engagement with a regional firm , blumshapiro Inc. and national firm CLA
BA, MSA, CPA.

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 1980-06-30 - 2026-06-30
  • Massachusetts Society of CPA's 1980-06-30 - 2026-06-30

    • Awards and Honors

  • Joseph Cronin Award for Mentoring and Advising, Bentley University
  • Dr. Dave Landers Faculty Mentor Award, Northeast - 10 Athletic Conference
  • Adamian Award for Teaching Excellence - Part time, Bentley University

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Presentations

  • Pepe, L. (2019). “From Industry to Academia...How what when and where” Presented at the American Accounting Association AAA Impact for the Future Conference New York NY

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Program Director for Master of Science in Accountancy 2017-07-01 - Present

    • Service: University

  • Mentor (Faculty) for Advanced Standing in Accounting 2023-07-01 - 2025-12-31
  • Committee Member for Graduate Program Curriculum Committee 2020-09-01 - 2020-12-31
  • Committee Member for MSA Underrepresented Student Admissions Opportunity Committee 2020-09-01 - 2020-12-31
  • Committee Member for MSA/MSAA Revision Task Force 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  • Committee Member for Graduate Academic Performance Committee 2018-01-01 - 2020-12-31