Brian R. Lendecky

Brian Lendecky is a Professor in the Department of Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin. He joined the department in 2006 and has taught Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting in the following programs: Undergraduate, Canfield Business Honors, Master in Professional Accounting (MPA), Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA, Houston MBA, DFW MBA, Austin Evening MBA, MS in IT Management, MS in Business Analytics, MS in Finance, and McCombs Executive Education. Brian also teaches Financial Methods for Lawyers in the School of Law. He taught for numerous years in the Mexico City MBA program and also taught the Tax Practicum course, the latter winning a 2008 Governor’s Volunteer Award from Governor Perry and a 2011 Tower Award. Brian has taught at the ESCP-EAP European School of Management in Paris, the VSE School of Economics in Prague, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has also led MBA Global Trips to Panama, Colombia, Argentina, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. Brian Lendecky started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and has subsequently managed accounting departments in the food manufacturing, energy, and medical supplies manufacturing industries. He has provided consulting services in numerous industries the past nineteen years. Brian also has been the keynote speaker at national conferences.

Brian has received numerous teaching awards including the 2014 Texas Society of CPAs Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, 2020 Joe D. Beasley Award for MBA Teaching, 2020 Fawn & Vijay Mahajan Teaching Excellence Award for Executive Education, 2020 Clock Award from Services for Students with Disabilities, 2024 MS in IT Management Best Faculty award, Mexico City Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty Award (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, & 2014), 2013 Hank and Mary Harkins Foundation Award for Effective Teaching in Undergraduate Classes, 2011 Master in Professional Accounting Council’s Outstanding Accounting Faculty Award, Spring 2011 Best Faculty Award from the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, and the 2010 CBA Foundation Advisory Council Award for Teaching Innovation. He was nominated by the Faculty Affairs Committee of the Senate of College Councils and the Undergraduate Business Council for the Professor of the Year (campus-wide) Award for 2009. Brian has been named to each of the Full-time MBA, Houston MBA, DFW MBA, Evening MBA, and BBA Faculty Honor Rolls multiple times, with the most recent being Fall 2023. He served on the MPA Program Committee for ten years and currently serves on the McCombs Undergraduate Programs Committee and the Accounting Department’s Executive Committee. Brian is a licensed CPA in the State of Texas and is a proud alumnus of the McCombs School’s #1 ranked MPA program.

Brian and his wife Stephanie have five kids. Stephanie is a sales executive and is an alumnus of the McCombs Executive MBA Class of 2021. In his spare time Brian loves to travel with his family and is an avid sports fan. He has played in the World Series of Poker three times & has made a World Poker Tour final table.