Board of Visitors

Central Region Managing Partner
Grant Thornton LLP

Lou Grabowsky, '73, is the Chief Operating Officer for Grant Thornton LLP and a member of the firm’s national Senior Leadership Team.  Grabowsky is responsible for all day-to-day operations for the U.S. firm, which include geographic regions and other operational units, as well as Human Resources.  He most recently served as managing partner of the Grant Thornton Central Region.  Lou is an audit partner by background and has over 30 years of business experience.  Prior to joining Grant Thornton, he had a lengthy career with Arthur Andersen where he held positions including Partner-In-Charge of the Assurance Practice for the firm’s Dallas office; the Consumer Products Industry leader for the Southwest Region; head of the Business Process Outsourcing Practice for North America; and Managing Partner for the Great Lakes Region.  During Lou’s career with Andersen, he left the firm for a period of time to serve as Chief Financial Officer for a Fortune 1000 public company, where he had responsibility for finance, treasury, credit, distribution, management information systems and internal audit.  Grabowsky is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, and he is a certified public accountant.  He has been very active in civic and charitable organizations over his career, including the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Citizens Council, the Women’s Museum, the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, the Retina Foundation, Ursuline Academy, and the Salesmanship Club of Dallas.