American Psychological Association
Michelle Besse-Laino is the chief financial officer (CFO) for the American Psychological Association. As CFO, she oversees all accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, business systems, and contract and grant administration.
Before joining APA in 2010, Besse-Laino spent 13 years in numerous roles at the National Academies, which include the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. The academies are private, nonprofit organizations with a combined annual budget of $265 million and 1,300 employees.
At APA, a nonprofit organization employing more than 600 people, Besse-Laino oversees an annual budget of approximately $115 million. She also serves as the senior staff to the Finance Committee, as well as the Investment and Audit subcommittees.
American Psychological Association
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The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 121,00 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting human welfare.