Isaac Yamoah, whose family moved to the United States from Ghana, spent nearly a decade as an internal and external auditor but felt a calling to a role where he could have an even greater influence, a career in academia. Yamoah has found Gies College of Business to be the right place to help kickstart that calling. In four years at Gies, while pursuing a PhD in accountancy, Yamoah’s impact has been felt by the faculty and students he has interacted with, and his excellence in research and teaching has been recognized.

A past recipient of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Fellowship, Isaac received the 2025 Gies College of Business Alumni’s (GBAA) Excellence in Teaching for Teaching Assistants.