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Valparaiso University (“Valpo”) is a distinctive community of teaching and learning, rooted in its Lutheran values and reaching into the next generation, for the sake of building lives for good. Valpo invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Vice President for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer (VPFA). Located in the economically and culturally growing region of Northwest Indiana within the dynamic Chicagoland area, Valpo seeks a VPFA who will bring proven experience and timely ideas to improve Valpo’s financial position to ensure the fulfillment of its mission.

Valparaiso University enters 2026 at an important moment of institutional renewal shaped by national higher education change and regional demographic trends. As a cabinet-level position reporting directly to the University’s newly appointed president, Rev. Brian Konkol, Ph.D., the VPFA will have an opportunity to spark and sustain a positive and profound difference, being responsible for developing and implementing strategies to support the mission of the University, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, and fostering a welcoming and dynamic environment. The appointee is expected to begin in July of 2026.

As a teaching-focused and student-centered university with 200 full-time tenured/tenure-track and clinical faculty, Valpo offers its approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students a personalized educational experience. Nearly 80 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs are offered through the institution’s four academic colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Engineering, and the College of Nursing and Health Professions. The campus of nearly 350 acres contains more than 35 academic and residential buildings.

For more information about the institution, position, leadership agenda, qualifications, and NEW ONLINE application process, please review the full position profile on the Academic Search website: Current Open Searches

Dr. Pam Balch, Senior Consultant with Academic Search, is assisting Valparaiso University. All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held in strict confidence. To learn more about this opportunity, potential applicants are welcome to submit their resumes or CVs to ValpoVPFA@academicsearch.org. Additional information about the institution may be found at www.valpo.edu.  

For full consideration by the Search Committee, candidates should upload their application materials to the secure webform in the position profile by Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Although nominations are not required to be considered, leaders who know of outstanding candidates are welcome to submit confidential nominations by sending the nominee’s full name, position, institution/organization, and email address to ValpoVPFA@academicsearch.org.

Valparaiso University maintains a policy of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or (as qualified herein) religion or any protected classification under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, job benefits, pay, dismissal, and social and recreational activities. An institution committed to its Lutheran traditions, the University reserves the right to promote the teachings of the church and to exercise preferences in employment-related practices in favor of Lutherans.