Vice Chancellor for Finance, Chief Financial Officer
About the Search
The University of Colorado Denver is searching for a Vice Chancellor for Finance, Chief Financial Officer, who will be responsible for developing and implementing effective fiscal management, budget, and financial planning strategies for the University of Colorado Denver, as well as providing oversight for the maintenance and development of its physical plant.
The VC for Finance, CFO is responsible for a campus-wide enterprise of $388.7 million and facilitates financial strength and sustainability, operational effectiveness, and the delivery of optimized services by providing strategic vision and direct leadership for personnel in financial services and budget. This role will oversee the teams supporting finance, budget, financial services, and facilities on the Denver campus. The VC for Finance, CFO will also be responsible for overseeing the strategic allocation and provision of shared resources and services that support CU Denver students and employees through the University of Colorado system, CU Anschutz, Auraria Higher Education Center, and the institutions on the Auraria Campus, by maintaining close and constructive working relationships with their leadership.
Meet the Candidates
The CU Denver community is invited to meet candidates for the position during forums when they visit campus from March 31 to April 2. See the schedule below. If you are unable to attend in person, you may access the forums through the Zoom livestream link at the scheduled time. Candidate resumes will be available on this webpage 24 hours before their forum and will be removed 48 hours after the last candidate visit. A survey link for each candidate is provided below for members of our community to provide their feedback after each candidate visit is concluded and will remain open for feedback for 48 hours after the last candidate visit.
Candidate A
Date: March 31, from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Open Forum Location: Business School, room 4500
Candidate A Feedback Form (opens in new tab)
*The Grad Education Session scheduled this day will conclude 15 minutes early to allow participants to join this open forum.
Candidate B
Date & Time: April 1, from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Open Forum Location: Business School, room 4500
Candidate B Feedback Form (opens in new tab)
Candidate C
Date & Time: April 2, from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Open Forum Location: Business School, room 4500
Candidate C Feedback Form (opens in new tab)
Leadership Attributes
The VC for Finance, CFO reports directly to the chancellor and is a member of his executive team and Cabinet. In their close and collaborative work with other members of the leadership team and stakeholders across the institution and system, they will set direction for the University’s deployment of resources to advance its mission and the chancellor’s strategic priorities.
In addition to the minimum qualifications of education and experience, the ideal candidate will possess:
- Experience working within a complex, multi-institutional system.
- Experience with budgeting and finance with the state of Colorado.
- Excellent relationship management skills.
- Leadership and strategic collaboration skills to work with the CU Anschutz leadership overseeing shared operational units in Financial Services.
- Ability to lead in a resource-constrained environment and identify new revenue streams.
- Demonstrated ability to provide sound, ethical financial guidance to university leaders.
- Skill in presenting complex concepts to audiences of diverse stakeholders possessing varying levels of knowledge and expertise to make concepts accessible and actionable to a broad cross-section of the university community.
- Ability to develop and motivate high-performing teams and personnel that effectively collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and constituents to create cross-campus impact.
- High levels of emotional intelligence, political acumen, and integrity, as well as strong skills in negotiation.
Search Committee Membership
| Search Committee Members |
|---|
| Karen Marrongelle, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs (Committee chair) |
| Angela Beale, Program Assistant, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Staff Council co-chair |
| Antonio Farias, Vice Chancellor, Access & Campus Engagement |
| Sarah Fields, Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Budget Priorities Committee (BPC) chair |
| Amy Gannon, Associate Vice Chancellor, Financial Services and Controller for CU Denver and Anschutz |
| Ann Komara, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Architecture and Planning |
| Karen Ludington, Assistant Dean, Business and Operations, College of Arts & Media |
| Marvin Lynn, Dean, School of Education & Human Development |
| Kenny Nelson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources |
| Cipriana Patterson, Senior Budget Director |