Wilson Garone, Vice President Finance & Administration
Reporting to the President, the Office of Finance and Administration provides financial and administrative leadership to support the core activities of the University. In close partnership with the President and Provost, who set the institutional priorities, the Vice President for Finance and Administration ensures that the financial capital and infrastructure are strongly aligned with the strategic goals and academic mission of the University. The position holds overall operational responsibility for directing and managing the University’s financial affairs and ensuring that the organization makes sound decisions on the application of its financial resources. As Vice President for Finance and Administration, Wilson Garone oversees financial management, administrative services, housing and dining services, construction, facilities maintenance, investment management, real estate, information technology and media services, and risk management. The Vice President for Finance and Administration has oversight on an operating budget of more than $500 million and a finance and administration team that includes approximately 200 total fixed term and regular staff.
Sam is responsible for short and long term strategic planning as well as the oversight of business operations, facilities management, communications, budget, capital improvements, contracted services, and staffing for the Auxiliary Services Division of Santa Clara University. The Auxiliary Services Division includes Housing, the ACCESS Card Office, Conference Services, Off Campus Student Housing, Property Management, the Adobe Lodge, the Campus Bookstore, University Dining Services, JST Housing, and Auxiliary Administration including Auxiliary Technical Services. Sam also negotiates and manages exclusive beverage, catering and vending contracts for the University.
As the Chief Investment Officer, John Kerrigan oversees the investment activities of the University. John is primarily responsible for optimizing the risk-adjusted return of the University Endowment fund. John also coordinates key activities related to investments with the Board of Trustees Investment Committee, the Vice President for Administration and Finance, investment advisors, money managers and other financial institutions.
Prior to coming to the University in 2002, John was the Managing Director responsible for Merrill Lynch's Institutional Client Division for the Western United States. Before joining Merrill Lynch in 1994, John held various sales and product management roles at Salomon Brothers for 14 years in the U.S. and Japan.
Since 2005, John has been a Director and Trustee of BlackRock's iShares Funds, a $350 billion exchange traded fund (ETF) complex. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst, a member of the San Francisco Financial Analysts Society, and Associate at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and a member of the Hoover Council at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. John also chairs the Board of Directors of the BASIC Fund (Bay Area Scholarships for Inner City Children) and is a Trustee of Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton. He is an alumnus of Boston College.
As the CIO & Vice Provost for IS Bob is responsible for Information Technology and Media Services.
Associate Vice President for Finance responsibilities include all aspects of finance, budgeting, accounting, and the Bursar's office.
As the Associate Vice President for University Operations at Santa Clara University, David oversees Facilities, Planning and Projects, Utilities, Environmental Health and provides leadership in all long-range Master Planning issues as they relate to University Operations.
David joined the University in August 2021. Prior to his joining he held the position of Regional Site Lead and Senior Manager, Facilities and Operations and Services at General Atomics. David received his bachelor's of science degree in Management Science and Human Resources from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California and holds a master's of science degree in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Riverside, California.