Interim Vice President Bob Brown

Bob Brown recently served as the Interim CFO at the University of New Hampshire. He is the retired Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration at the University of North Texas, a Carnegie Research One institution. He served at UNT for seven years, leading its finance and administrative operations. He was responsible for ensuring that UNT was a good steward of its resources and that it provided a safe, secure, and technology rich environment for its campus community. A licensed CPA (Texas), he is an UNT alumnus and has more than 35 years of experience as the chief business officer in various higher education institutions. Prior to joining UNT, he served for eight years as Vice President for Business and Administration at Texas A&M-Commerce. He previously led finance and administration divisions at the Dallas County Community College District, North Harris Montgomery Community College District (now Lone Star College) in Houston and Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In 2019, Bob received the prestigious Distinguished Business Officer Award from the National Association of College and University Business Officers. He has previously received recognition as the Nation’s Outstanding Business Officer by the Community College Business Officers Association and has been recognized by the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers as a Distinguished Business Officer.  His professional service includes his leadership as the President of the Texas Association of State Senior College and University Business Officers, as well as significant roles in other higher education associations. He is also a frequent speaker on higher education issues.

Education:

• M.B.A., UNT
• B.B.A., UNT
• He completed the College Business Management Institute at the University of Kentucky and the Governor’s Executive Development Program at the University of Texas at Austin