Vice President for Finance and Institutional Planning at Lake Forest College
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Vice President for Finance and Institutional Planning at Lake Forest College


Lake Forest College seeks an experienced leader in higher education finance to serve as its Vice President for Finance and Institutional Planning. Lake Forest is a selective, highly ranked, private liberal arts college recognized for its interdisciplinary curriculum and strong commitment to student success and post-graduate outcomes. Lake Forest was recently ranked as the top liberal-arts college in the Midwest by the Wall Street Journal and the #1 college in the country for Social Mobility and #13 Best Value national liberal arts college by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1857, the College has experienced growth during the past several years and enrolls approximately 1,750 students, drawn from 43 states. Located just 30 miles north of Chicago, and connected by train, students at Lake Forest College have the best of all worlds: an idyllic campus set in a residential community just minutes from Lake Michigan with access to the third largest city in the country and all of the opportunities that that affords.More information on the College and recent rankings can be found at https://www.lakeforest.edu/about-us/reputation-rankings-and-facts.


This position is an excellent opportunity for a visionary, innovative, accomplished higher education professional ready to lead this pivotal functional area at one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges. The next Vice President for Finance and Institutional Planning will oversee all business affairs, serve as Treasurer of the College, manage facilities, accounting, budget, business services, human resources, information technology and student financial services. The College's next Vice President for Finance and Institutional Planning will join an institution primed for further success under the dynamic leadership of its president, Dr. Jill Baren. The VPFIP will serve as a strategic advisor to the president and college leadership team in providing input and leadership on administrative, financial, and operational matters in service to the mission and goals of the College and develop state-of-the-art procedures for multi-year financial forecasting and budget planning.

In the last few decades, over $100 million dollars have improved campus infrastructure leading to a new science center, an expansion and renovation of the largest academic building, residential improvements, and new and improved athletics facilities. The campus has embarked on a forward-thinking, nimble Strategic Framework that includes a Master Facility Plan which will guide the physical blueprint of the College for the next decade and beyond. The Framework and associated priorities will be supported by a comprehensive fundraising campaign, the largest in the College's history.

Lake Forest is being assisted in this search by Dr. Katherine Haley, Senior Consultant from Academic Search and by Associate Consultant Javier Serrano, javier.serrano@academicsearch.org. Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent to: LakeForestVPFIP@academicsearch.org. For nominations, please include the nominee's name, position, employer, and email address.  

Applications should include the following:

• A thoughtful letter of interest addressing, as appropriate, the key responsibilities and qualifications outlined in this profile.
• A current resume, showing relevant administrative responsibilities and accomplishments.
• An annotated list of 5 references with contact information, who will not be contacted without candidate's prior approval.


All information from and about candidates will be kept in strict confidence in perpetuity. For full consideration by the search committee, applications should be submitted by April 5, 2024. Please click here to review the entire profile.

Lake Forest College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, marital status, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by law in matters of admissions, employment, housing, or services or in the educational programs or activities it operates.

Lake Forest College complies with federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination based on the protected categories listed above, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination based on sex (including sexual misconduct) in the College's educational programs and activities.







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