Bobby Hewlett

Bobby Hewlett serves as the president’s chief advisor on financial matters. In this capacity, he is the president’s principal advisor on financial strategy and management. His responsibilities encompass oversight of the university’s investment office, finance and accounting, enterprise strategic risk management, staff ombuds, facilities and campus operations, campus sustainability, human resources, and shared services.

Hewlett was named interim EVPCFO in November 2025, building on 14 years of service at U-M. Before this appointment, he served as vice president for finance, leading the entire Finance organization for Business & Finance. In that role, he oversaw purchasing, procurement, accounting, payroll, external audited financial statements, internal controls, sponsored programs, real estate, tax management, treasury functions—including cash and debt management and insurance—financial planning and analysis, and enterprise strategic risk management.

Prior to his role as vice president for finance, Hewlett was controller for Michigan Medicine’s integrated financial operations, where he was responsible for the financial oversight of the UM Hospitals, Health Centers, and Medical Group, the UM Medical School, a shared administrative services division, Michigan Health Corporation, and UM Health Corporation—the legal entity enabling Michigan Medicine’s partnerships, including UMH-West and UMH-Sparrow. Hewlett has also served on the Michigan Dialysis Services board, the Chelsea Community Hospital board finance committee, and the governance committee for the pediatric joint venture with Trinity Health – Oakland.

Before joining U-M in 2011, Hewlett worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he assisted clients with financial statement filings with the SEC, debt issuances, domestic tax provision analyses, and business unit integrations.

Hewlett earned both his bachelor’s degree in business administration and his master’s degree in accounting, each awarded with high distinction from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at U-M. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Michigan and completed the GE Healthcare/Health Management Academy Finance Fellowship.