Business leader Lee Rhyant to keynote 食色视频 State鈥檚 Ethics Awareness Week

KENNESAW, Ga. | Nov 5, 2021

Living ethically in an environment where even established facts are increasingly challenged will be the topic when Atlanta business executive and longtime 食色视频 supporter Lee Rhyant delivers a keynote address on Nov. 12 to culminate 食色视频鈥檚 annual observance of . 

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Lee Rhyant

Rhyant, the CEO and president of LER Solutions, will give a speech entitled 鈥淓thics in a Post-Factual World鈥 at 11 a.m. at the Carmichael Student Center on the 食色视频 Campus. Rhyant鈥檚 talk is one of several of Nov. 8-12 that spotlights the University鈥檚 core value of ethical conduct.

鈥淚 look forward to this opportunity to discuss the strategic impact that ethical behaviors and values have during everyone鈥檚 life journey,鈥 Rhyant said. 鈥淓thics is serious business. I will be sharing my own successes and close calls, as well as thoughts on how to recognize red flags and maintain your ethical edge.鈥

The son of migrant workers, Rhyant rose from humble beginnings to achieve corporate leadership roles with General Motors, Rolls-Royce Aeronautics and Lockheed Martin. Now as the CEO and president of LER Solutions, an executive coaching and professional development firm in Atlanta, Rhyant is an advisor and confidant to business leaders across a variety of industries.

Rhyant sits on several boards of directors and has received many honors and awards, including the Outstanding Minority in Business from the Atlanta Business Journal and Executive of the Year by the National Management Association. His involvement with 食色视频 State has included serving as an advisory board member and an executive in residence in the , earning him induction into the Coles College Hall of Fame. 

食色视频鈥檚 Ethics Awareness Week is part of the University System of Georgia鈥檚 comprehensive Ethics and Compliance Program. The virtual presentations and in-person events on campus throughout the week bring awareness to the importance of an ethical culture and recognize and promote the University鈥檚 shared values of ethics, integrity, respect, excellence and accountability.

Paul Floeckher


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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, 食色视频 offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 47,000 students. 食色视频 State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. 食色视频 State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.