Flash Poll Raises Questions About Diversity in the CBO Pipeline
10/15/2020
In addition to supporting the business of higher education with technical expertise, NACUBO has long worked to champion the business officer profession, providing leadership education for chief business officers (CBOs) and strengthening career pathways that lead to the top business and finance jobs.
Recognizing that colleges may soon face a wave of CBO retirements, NACUBO asked our members about the human resource pipeline to the top business and finance positions at colleges and universities for a recent CUPA-HR webcast.
NACUBO received responses from 150 CBOs about possible successors on their campus. The non-scientific poll was conducted September 9-14, 2020.
The good news is that more than half of respondents believe that there are qualified individuals in the pipeline on their campus.
These infographics represent just one example of the flash poll inquiries that NACUBO conducted in 2020 to ensure that our members are receiving the professional development and essential technical expertise they need to support higher education institutions.
NACUBO’s research team conducts three annual surveys on higher education finance and many other studies that inform the higher education finance landscape. In 2021, we will launch a new survey and publish an updated National Profile of Higher Education Chief Business Officers, examining the demographic profiles, career paths, and future goals of today's higher education CBOs.