John Faford

John Faford, CPA, currently serves as the Finance and Budget Director at the New Jersey School Boards Association since October 2016, where responsibilities include financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, as well as developing pricing for products and services and conducting financial modeling for strategic initiatives. Prior to this role, John held the position of Finance Director at American Water from 2007 to 2016, overseeing financial management for over 50 water and wastewater contracts across the U.S. and Canada, and managing financial reporting and modeling for new business opportunities. John's experience also includes serving as a Director at Verizon from 1989 to 2007, where financial forecasting for fiber optic network deployment was a key achievement, and managing international investments. Earlier in John's career, from 1981 to 1989, John worked as an Audit Manager at Deloitte, supervising audits across various industries. John Faford earned a BS in Accounting from Drexel University, having studied there from 1976 to 1981.