Beth Veasey, Chief Financial Officer at Marist College shares reflections on her leadership journey through the intersection of finance and higher education. We will consider questions such as, how does financial sustainability influence mission effectiveness; what are the “right” measures for return on investment in a higher education context; how does long range planning influence annual budgets; and what should we all understand about college finances in order for us to become more effective advocates for our programs and stewards of institutional resources?

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Beth Veasey was appointed Chief Financial Officer in February 2022. She joined Marist as Associate Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis in May 2017. Beth is an accomplished financial professional with extensive experience in a wide variety of finance roles before coming to Marist, including Assistant Vice President at Moody’s Investor Service, Vice President at Bank of America, and Executive Director roles at J.P. Morgan, where she served clients in higher education. Veasey has primary responsibility for oversight of all aspects of Marist’s financial planning and reporting activities, such as endowment investments, annual capital and operating budgets, long-range forecasts, and treasury.

Jennifer Murray (she/her) is the Dean of International Studies and Director of the Institute for International Liberal Education at Bard College. In addition to overseeing international programs, Jennifer heads the Welcome Corps on Campus and related student-refugee programming. She is a Forum on Education Abroad  certified professional and recipient of a Fulbright International Education Administrator’s award to Korea. Jennifer earned her BA in English at Rutgers University and MS Ed in Higher Education Administration at Baruch College, CUNY. Jennifer began her career in international education as an English teacher at the University of Pecs, Hungary. Since that time she has worked with adult and military veteran students at SUNY Ulster, international student advising at the School of Visual Arts, and with student disability services at Hunter College.