James ("Jay") Morley, Jr.
Jay Morley joined the board in 2009. He is currently a Director with the Advisory Group at Huron and advises colleges, universities and non-profits on financial, administrative and organizational management issues. He is past president and CEO of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), a Washington, DC-based organization serving over 2,100 colleges and universities with advocacy and services dedicated to higher education administrative and financial issues. During his eleven-year tenure he led the organization’s transformation to include its national engagement on such issues as the cost of college, taxes, and a U.S. Government (FIPSE) supported project on Building Organizational Capacity.
His career in university management included serving as Sr. VP and, previously, VP and Treasurer, at Cornell University (1985-1995); VP for Finance and Administration at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1978-85) and Rider College (1976-78); and Comptroller, Syracuse University (1972-76). Prior to joining academia, he was on the audit staff and a Management Consultant with Ernst & Ernst from 1969-1972. Mr. Morley is a retired Colonel, USMC Reserve.
Mr. Morley has published, consulted, and spoken widely on the topics of academic leadership and organizational effectiveness. His publications include The Extraordinary Higher Education Leader, (with Doug Eadie) 2001; “Working More Effectively by Building Organizational Capacity,” Business Officer Magazine, December 2005; and “The Business of Higher Education: New Leadership Needs for a New Era” in Brent D. Ruben’s Pursuing Excellence in Higher Education: Eight Fundamental Challenges, 2003. He served on the University of California’s Task Force on Compensation, Accountability, and Transparency. He is a director of the NGM Insurance Company where he served as chair of the Audit Committee. He has been a director of the American Council on Education and chair of the Board of Trustees of Emma Willard School. He is a member of the board of trustees of The Sage Colleges and The Forum for the Future of Higher Education.
Mr. Morley received an M.S. in Accounting from Syracuse University (1970), and a B.M.E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1962).
