Vice president of finance biography

Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Bio

Angela Blanton was appointed Carnegie Mellon University’s vice president for Finance and chief financial officer in 2017 after serving as interim vice president and CFO in 2016.

As CFO, Blanton provides strategic leadership for the university’s business and finance functions, as well as for the management of its financial and capital resources.

Vice president of finance biography

She oversees Budget and Financial Planning, Business Applications Development and Support, the Controller’s Office, Procurement Services, the Treasurer’s Office, Finance Training and Communications, and University Audit Services.

Within those units lie critical business functions including (but not limited to) financial reporting, sponsored projects accounting, international operations, accounts receivable and payable, payroll, and financial systems. Blanton is highly collaborative across all functions to support the university