Lori Kaiser

About

Lori Kaiser ‘85 was planning to attend another college, but when she traveled with her high school boyfriend to pick up his sister from Miami, she saw the campus and was hooked. “It was so beautiful. We walked on slant walk and I was already thinking about how I was going to tell my parents I wanted to change my mind.”

Upon starting at Miami, Lori became active in student government. She ran and was elected as dorm president at Dorsey Hall, which gave her insights into being involved and helping to make an impact. She chose to be an RA during her sophomore year. “I liked helping the freshman acclimate to living independently.”

Lori chose to major in accounting after taking the two introductory courses. “I found accounting very logical, and it came easily to me.” She interned at KPMG in Columbus during the second semester of her junior year and found it a great experience. “I loved being on different audit teams and also going to different clients.” After graduation, she remained with KPMG for 7 years and was ultimately promoted to senior manager. She then started her own accounting consulting firm.

Twice she left her own business for other opportunities but kept coming back to working for herself. Obtaining an MBA from the University of Chicago in 2000 helped solidify her focus on growing and scaling her business. Today, Kaiser Consulting is a five-time “Best Places To Work” award-winning employer. Kaiser has worked with many of central Ohio’s largest employers, including Honda, Nationwide Insurance, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Express.

“As the founder of Kaiser Consulting my favorite part of my role has been mentoring my direct reports. They are a fabulous, engaged, and high-functioning team. I enjoy seeing their skill sets grow and seeing their successes!”