Leadership

Leilani Rodrigo, CPA, CGMA is a Partner in the Firm’s Chicago office. Leilani has over 25 years of experience in providing assurance and business advisory services to private and governmental entities, not-for-profit organizations and small businesses. Her extensive audit experience includes performing audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, Government Auditing Standards, Uniform Guidance, HUD Audit Guide and other governmental entities’ audit guides.

Leilani is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois and is also a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Leilani is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), the National Council of Philippine American Canadian Accountants (NCPACA), the Philippine CPAs of Greater Chicago (PCPA), and the International Society of Filipinos in Finance and Accounting – Chicago Chapter. She currently serves as a Board member of the Illinois Board of Examiners, the ICPAS, and the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois. She is also an Audit Committee member of both the ICPAS and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. She is a member of the Governmental Executive Committee of ICPAS and previously served as a member of the State of Illinois Local Government Advisory Board. She is the current President of PCPA and auditor of NCPACA.

Leilani was a recipient of the Chicago area’s 2022 Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting, and Law award from Crain’s Chicago Business.

Leilani graduated with academic distinction from the Philippine School of Business Administration, Quezon City, Philippines, earning a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.

Email: lrodrigo@gallerosrobinson.com