Operations
Andrea Marks, MBA, CPA, serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing key, enterprise-wide administrative, operational and strategy functions under a unified structure across the academic and health campuses.
Operations includes key areas essential to the university’s effective functioning and long-term sustainability, in areas such as human resources, information technology, finance, administration & operations, facilities, strategy, and more. Together, these teams support the university’s academic, research, healthcare, and community missions.
Each area will implement tailored integration efforts within its respective units while continuing to align with partners and stakeholders.
Integration Updates
April 2026
- Finance launched eleven working groups with kickoff focused on leading change and discovery work.
- Administration & Operations (A&O) launched four public safety focused discovery groups and drafted a preliminary charter for a parking‑reciprocity sprint.
- A&O, Compliance, Facilities, and Strategic Planning partnered with the Integration Management Office (IMO) on change management planning to support teams and encourage staff engagement during transition.
- Compliance and Finance leaders continue integration readiness through guided reviews of current state organizational and budget information.
March 2026
- Finance partnered with IMO on change management planning to support teams and encourage staff engagement during transition.
- Facilities and Strategic Planning leaders continue integration readiness through guided reviews of current state organizational and budget information.
- Operational leaders from A&O, Compliance, Facilities, Finance, and Strategic Planning partnered with the IMO team to establish initial integration plans and structure to support the work of capturing continuity priorities, opportunities, and quick wins.
February 2026
- Operational leaders started the initial integration readiness phase of listening, learning, and building trust with teams to seek to understand current state before launching discovery validation and design efforts.
January 2026
• Andrea Marks brings together the integrated Business Affairs and operations division for the first time, hosting a virtual town hall to celebrate this milestone. Read more about the next phase.