Meredith Weiss

Non-voting ex officio member

Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of VCU

Meredith Weiss, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer at Virginia Commonwealth University. Weiss serves as a strategic advisor to VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D., and works closely with the executive leadership team and Board of Visitors to recommend financial and operational objectives, policies and practices that advance a sound and innovative financial and operating structure for VCU.

Weiss is responsible for oversight of enterprise-wide financial and business operations, including accounting, budget, finance, treasury, procurement, business services, facilities, human resources, parking and transportation, police, real estate, safety and risk management, sustainability and technology services.

Weiss earned a Ph.D. in information science and a master’s in accounting from UNC Chapel Hill. She earned an MBA and a master’s in information science from North Carolina Central University, as well as a master’s in instructional technology from East Carolina University and a bachelor’s in human resources from the University of Delaware. Weiss is also a certified public accountant.