Drew Smith is the interim vice president for finance at the University of Michigan. In this role, Drew is responsible for the university’s central financial functions, including accounting (and the external audited financial statements), financial planning and analysis, enterprise strategic risk management, payroll, purchasing, real estate, sponsored programs, tax compliance and planning, and treasury (including cash and debt management and insurance).
Drew previously served as the assistant vice president and treasurer at U-M. His major areas of oversight were cash and debt management, insurance and claims administration, enterprise financial planning and analysis, and institutional financial planning and analysis. His responsibilities also included managing banking relationships, credit cards and depository programs, vendor check writing, debt policy, and financial oversight of certain enterprise-priority projects.
Before joining the university, Drew served as the city treasurer and deputy chief financial officer for the city of Boston, MA. In these roles, he supported the city’s chief financial officer in overseeing the management of the city’s financial resources, including cash management, debt management, and revenue collection. He also directed the investment management, capital planning, and granting activities of the city of Boston’s multi-purpose testamentary and non-testamentary trusts.
Prior to working at the city of Boston, he served as the deputy assistant treasurer for debt management at the commonwealth of Massachusetts, where he helped manage $14 billion in financing transactions. He received a BS in business administration from the University of Arkansas and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.