About the EVP for Finance & Administration

Mike Todd

Mike was named William & Mary’s Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration in June 2024 and began in August.

The executive vice president role leads the main finance and operational units at William & Mary, including budgeting and finance, information technology, human resources and business affairs (itself comprising key departments that span from auxiliary services to capital projects and real estate).

Mike brought years of experience in both public and private institutions to lead area priorities at William & Mary, including the implementation of Workday as an enterprise resource platform, revitalizing housing and dining, strategic and master planning, economic development, building and maintaining public-private partnerships, and adopting tuition models that reflect the university’s commitment to quality, affordability and efficiency.

Additionally, he has experience in Title IX administration, compensation equity, legal affairs, investment and asset management and strategy.

Mike most recently served as Lehigh University’s Vice President for Finance & Administration. While there, he and his teams launched a master planning process, redesigned the university’s process for ongoing capital maintenance and drove construction of an on-site solar farm. He also led the development of a program to make tuition more affordable and accessible to families from all financial backgrounds.

Prior to Lehigh, Mike held the role of Chief Operating Officer at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania. Before that, he held a similar role in University of Virginia’s School of Engineering. Mike has also served as Associate Vice President for Research for the University of North Carolina system.

Mike holds an MBA from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a master’s degree in physics from University of Virginia. He also holds four bachelor’s degrees from University of Missouri: in economics, mathematics, physics and Russian.

Mike returned to Williamsburg with his wife, Nicole, and two children. He lived in Williamsburg prior to his career in higher education.