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    Larry Gies

    Founder and CEO of Madison Industries and namesake of Gies College of Business

    Namesake and donor, Gies College of Business

    Giving tracked
    $100 million
    Gifts
    1

    Background

    Larry Gies is the founder and CEO of Madison Industries and a 1988 accountancy graduate.

    He announced a $100 million matching pledge for Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois on October 20, 2026.

    About Gies College of Business

    Gies College of Business: Gies College of Business is a university business school that is named for Larry Gies and is part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

    Donations by Larry Gies

    RecipientAmount
    Gies College of BusinessRead the story$100 million

    Key facts

    Title
    Founder and CEO of Madison Industriessource
    Education
    1988 accountancy graduatesource
    Lifetime giving to the University of Illinois
    $350 million, including the new $100 million pledgesource
    Forbes 2026 list of the 400 richest people in the United States
    No. 315, as reported by The News-Gazettesource

    WYDE coverage of Larry Gies

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Larry Gies, from Oct 24, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026. Larry Gies is a donor in 2 stories. The most recent is Feed People, Get Ahead: 7 Days Left to Apply for $1 Million Creator Fund.

    Reported alongside Larry Gies

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