Kathleen McNeely

Kathleen McNeely is the NCAA senior vice president of administration and chief financial officer and is responsible for all financial activity, facility operations and information technology.

McNeely oversees administrative services — which is committed to responsible and ethical stewardship of the Association’s information — as well as physical, technical and fiscal assets. The administrative services group dedicates itself to provide the highest quality of service and support for an environment conducive to excellence and change. Her main areas of responsibility include finance and accounting, information technology, operations, internal audit, business performance management, purchasing and procurement, travel, risk management and insurance.

McNeely joined the NCAA in 2011 from Indiana University where she most recently served as the associate vice president and executive director of financial management services. McNeely spent 29 years at Indiana in various financial administrative positions. While at Indiana, McNeely was on the National Association of College and University Business Officers’ University Research Council and Accounting Principles Council. She is the 2003 recipient of the organization’s Daniel D. Robinson award, which recognizes individual excellence and leadership in the advancement of college and university accounting and reporting. In 2011, McNeely received the Indiana University Distinguished Service Medal.

McNeely holds a bachelor’s of science in finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a master’s in public administration with a concentration in finance from Indiana.