Ankur A.
15+ years experience in Finance & Business Operations, Finance Transformation, Program Management and Client Engagement.
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University
- Location
- State College, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ankur A.
Ankur has Demonstrated success guiding sizeable, cross-functional finance and operations management teams. Analytical and results-oriented professional with proven expertise in financial operations, program management and customer engagement. Talent for launching change management and process redesign programs for effective business solutions. Expert presenter, negotiator, and collaborative communicator; able to forge solid relationships with partners and build consensus across multiple organizational levels. Held DOD Top Secret Clearance from 2013 to 2017.Key Accomplishments:• Delivered timely and cost-effective solutions, resulting in increased incentive payments of $2.5M from satisfied customers. This, along with stringent cost control, produced year-over-year 10% profit growth. • Successfully negotiated past due payments with customers that had been stalled for 8 months or longer, increasing operational cash flow by over $20M.Highlights of Expertise• Strategic Business Planning • Regulatory Compliance • Risk Management • Financial Planning & Analysis• Contract Pricing / Negotiations • Client Engagement• P&L Accountability • Process Redesign / Six Sigma• M&A Due Diligence • Team Building and Leadership
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University
Dec 2025 — Present · State College, PA, US
Education
The George Washington University School of Business
MBA
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