Kenneth MacUr

About Kenneth MacUr

Dr. Kenneth Macur is an entrepreneurial, passionate, and excellence-driven executive with over 20 years’ experience leading complex, multi-site higher education organizations and reporting to a Board of Trustees. Proven legacy of success in co-creating a corporation’s mission and vision and developing and implementing strategic organizational priorities to transform and grow institutions. Decisive change agent and highly educated strategist with exceptional business and financial acumen. Accounting, finance, budgeting, and management expert capable of producing long-term financial stability and sustainability. Specialize in securing funds through philanthropy and grants. Collaborative, inspirational leader with a successful track record of getting things done by assembling the best team, setting strategic goals, acquiring the necessary resources, and executing plans to achieve success. Champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion recognized for orchestrating teams to embrace change and drive innovative strategies using a values-based management style. Trusted advisor adept at building relationships at all levels of an organization and community. Able to navigate the space where scientists, scholars, educators, advocates, trustees, business stakeholders, and policymakers interact to make positive changes for the future. Career Highlights • Fiscal Achievements: Elevated Medaille to “university status,\" raised over $13MM in grant and philanthropy revenue, and constructed a $16MM athletic complex during tenure. • Student Enrollment: Achieved record retention rates at Bethany College and increased enrollment by 8% per year. • Virtual Learning: Developed and implemented the business plan to move the Edgewood College graduate school online. • Strategic Management & Technology: Selected and implemented a statewide campaign finance information system while consulting for Macur Consulting Services. Selected and implemented a voter registration database system and assisted in writing a bill to effect statewide voter registration. Areas of Expertise Executive Leadership | Strategic Fundraising | Philanthropic Endowment Growth | Federal Grant Development | Strategic Planning | Board Recruitment & Development | Relationship Building | Financial Stewardship | Forecasting & Budget Oversight | Negotiation | Program Design & Development | Community Affairs / Public Relations | Training, Coaching & Mentoring

Experience

1. Interim Vice President Finance and Administration Chief Financial Officer

   Alliance University

   Mar 2023 — Present · Manhattan, NY, US

   Working to support a viable turnaround strategy. Serving as a thought partner to the President, senior leadership team, and Board, with a focus on designing a financial roadmap for sustainable success. This includes creating new revenue and cash flow forecasting and budgeting models, developing analytical models for evaluating revenue streams, and conducting comprehensive risk analysis. Improving business processes to achieve financial stability and future growth for the organization.

Education

• Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  BS, Accountancy

• Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  PhD, Accountancy

• Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  MBA, Finance