John Pieper

John Pieper

John Pieper ’78, CPA

John, who earned his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Bellarmine in 1978,spent 40 years in public accounting before retiring as Partner Emeritus from MCM CPAS & Advisors (now Cherry Bekaert). During his professional career, he provided both assurance and tax services to large and small clients in multiple industries, including various not-for-profit and government organizations. John was the 2018 Bellarmine Accounting Alumnus of the Year.

John and his wife, Mary Ann, have been married for 42 years and are the proud parents of daughters Stephanie Reilly and Lauren Coffey, both of whom received their undergraduate and master’s degrees from Bellarmine University. 

Currently, John is the Chair of the Finance Committee for the Archdiocese of Louisville and is a member or advisor to several other nonprofit organizations. He has been on the Rubel School’s Advisory Board for one year.

About Bellarmine University

Bellarmine University is a vibrant community of educational excellence and ethical awareness that consistently ranks among the nation’s best colleges and universities. Our students pursue an education based in the liberal arts – and in the distinguished, inclusive Catholic tradition of educational excellence, the oldest and most rewarding in the western world. It is a lifelong education, worthy of the university’s namesake, Saint Robert Bellarmine, and of his invitation to each of us to learn and live In Veritatis Amore – in the love of all that is beautiful, true and good in life.