Roles and Responsibilities

The Budget Office is responsible for the development and maintenance of the university's operating budget. These responsibilities include financial planning and forecasting, budget consolidation and monitoring, and the management of the budget reporting systems.

• Marie Davis, Assistant Vice President, Budget and Planning, is responsible for analyzing budget trends, deficits, and surpluses and collaborates with the VP for Finance to plan, prepare, and implement the university's annual operating budget.
• Cyrus Nematbakhsh, Budget and Planning Manager, works closely with the AVP of Budget and Planning to establish, monitor and maintain the university's operating budget.
• Abner Villegas, Budget Analyst and Kevin Horton, Budget Analyst are responsible for budget appropriations, budget research and monitoring for all university divisions.

For contact information, please visit the Office of Budget and Treasury Contact List.

Budget Units

The Budget Office supports approximately 350 budget units that comprise the university’s academic, administrative, athletic, and auxiliary functions. In addition, the Budget Office collaborates with the sixteen Budget Administrators responsible for managing the financial affairs at the university’s separate schools and divisions. Although the university employs a series of standard financial policies and procedures, the decisions for allocating funds are generally made at the school or division level, consistent with the university’s decentralized budget framework.