About
Mary Jepperson, CPA, CFE, is a retired professor of accounting and finance in the Accounting and Finance Department of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University (CSB/SJU). Mary graduated from the College of St. Benedict where she majored in accounting. Mary also has a master's degree in business administration from St. Cloud State University and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma and Sigma Beta Delta Business Program Honor Societies. Mary received an Elijah Wyatt Sells award for outstanding performance on the CPA examination.
Mary began her 19-year public accounting career in the Minneapolis office of Coopers and Lybrand, where she became the office’s first female partner. Her career at Coopers & Lybrand/PricewaterhouseCoopers centered in the audit practice where she specialized in financial services, banking, student loan servicing, higher education and health care. She also provided extensive forensic accounting services.
After leaving PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mary established a successful forensic accounting and litigation services practice, participating in a number of high-profile cases. She also spent 21 years teaching at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, serving as department chair of the Accounting and Finance Department and the Global Business Management Department during her tenure.
Mary provides training to companies and organizations on topics including ethics, fraud deterrence, and leadership. She also serves on the Board of Advisors of the Saint Cloud CentraCare Hospital, the Audit and Compliance Committee of CentraCare, and is on the Board of Catholic Charities of the Saint Cloud Diocese.