Finance & Treasurer
The Division of Finance is responsible for certain centralized finance functions of the University, including the following programs:
- Comptroller's Office: financial accounting, reporting, corporate tax and compliance, and disbursement activities
- Finance & Treasury: Banking relationships, incoming payments, capital management, and financial analysis
- Financial Systems and Training: information technology support and training programs in financial processes, procedures, and systems
- Global Support Services: support for administrative and business functions of Penn’s global activity
- Gift & Investment Services: Gift processing, investment accounting, and trust administration
- Office of Research Services: grant and contract proposals, negotiations, and management
- Office of Risk Management & Insurance: insurance coverage, claims, and loss prevention
- Student Registration and Financial Services: student financial aid, financial wellness programming, billing and collections, and enrollment
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Vice President for Finance & Treasurer Colleen O'Neill
Colleen O'Neill is the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer of the University of Pennsylvania. In this capacity, she serves as the primary steward of the University's financial assets and leads key financial functions across Penn, including the Comptroller's Office, Finance and Treasury, Financial Systems and Training, Global Support Services, Procurement Services, the Office of Research Services, the Office of Risk Management and Insurance, and Student Registration and Financial Services. She also partners closely with Penn Medicine leadership to support the financial management of its integrated health system, one of the nation's largest and most complex academic health systems.
Prior to this appointment, O'Neill served as the Chief Operating and Financial Officer of the Wharton School, where she led financial operations, strategic financial planning, facilities and operations, capital projects, information technology, human resources, and Wharton Research Data Services. Through careful expense management and revenue optimization, she facilitated the largest operating margin in Wharton's history, enabling transformational investments in capital projects and strategic priorities. She also drove major operational initiatives, including the relocation of Wharton's San Francisco operations to The Cube in the city's Financial District — doubling the School's footprint — and oversaw investments in technical infrastructure that enabled the launch of the Global WEMBA cohort, Wharton's first hybrid degree program.
Earlier in her tenure, O'Neill held several leadership roles at Wharton, including Executive Director of Wharton Customer Analytics and Director of the Wharton Global Consulting Practicum. Prior to her time at Wharton, she served as Vice President of Operations at a private commodities business in Philadelphia.
O'Neill holds an M.B.A. from Wharton's Executive M.B.A. program, as well as an M.P.A., M.S.Ed., and a B.A. in history, all from Penn.