Finance Committee
The Finance Committee will carefully evaluate all the systems underlying the management of ESA’s financial resources. The committee is charged with the following:
- Maintain a continuing review of ESA’s financial operations and investment performance (with the CFO and professional advisors)
- Provide high-level direction and oversight for ESA’s investment strategies
- Review and recommend changes to the spending policy on reserves
- Recommend changes in policies and/or management, as needed, to ensure that financial resources are sufficient to allow ESA to achieve its strategic goals
- Long-term and short-term financial planning including reviewing the annual budget and making a recommendation to the Governing Board.
Composition
- Chair: Vice-President for Finance
- Members: President-Elect and 2 additional Governing Board members
Members
- Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Chair (2023 – 2026)
- Peter Groffman (2024 – 2025)
- Jay Lennon (2024 – 2025)
- Yude Pan (2024 – 2027)