Jed Shivers

Jed M. Shivers was named Stony Brook University’s senior vice president for finance and administration effective July 18, 2022.

Shivers is responsible for managing Stony Brook’s financial, administrative, and facilities operations, and will help guide the financial direction for the university as it advances its institutional mission of education, research, and service. His portfolio includes Budget, Financial Planning and Analysis; Human Resources; Enterprise Risk Management; Parking and Transportation; and Facilities and Services.

Shivers was previously vice president for finance and operations at the University of North Dakota (UND) since May 2018 and managed the institution’s $528 million operating budget; oversaw the operations of the university’s nine schools and colleges, including the School of Medicine & Health Sciences; supervised the leaders of the offices of Finance, Public Safety, Human Resources & Payroll Services, Facilities, and Equal Opportunity & Title IX; and led UND’s COVID-19 response with the UND Pandemic Planning Group.

Shivers also served as associate dean for finance and administration at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx for 11 years. In that role, he was responsible for the direction and development of all nonacademic functions of the campus, managing an array of the college’s department leaders, including the chief financial officer, the human resources officer, the information technology officer, and the senior director of facilities. Shivers was previously at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and Medical Center, Yale University School of Medicine, the University of Miami Health System, and Stanford University School of Medicine.

Shivers received his bachelor of science from Johns Hopkins University in psychology and natural science, and an MBA from the University of Connecticut with a specialization in healthcare management.