CFO Sam Solomon elected as chair of The Boston Consortium

The Boston Consortium for Higher Education (TBC), a consortium of twenty institutions in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, today announced that Samuel Solomon, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Brandeis University, has been elected by TBC’s Board of Directors to serve as its chair for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2021.

“As we step into a new post-COVID normal world, we do so facing new challenges and opportunities. This is a watershed moment in the history of higher education. Many of our institutions are collaborating and supporting each other like never before. I am honored to be leading this august organization,” Solomon stated.

Solomon has served on TBC’s Board for six years, including four years as its treasurer, during his time as chief financial officer and treasurer at Brandeis and the Rhode Island School of Design. He is graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and has an MBA and doctorate from Northeastern University. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

TBC was established in 1995 by the chief financial officers of eleven Boston-area colleges and universities. Membership has grown to twenty institutions in two states. The consortium supports its institutions as they achieve administrative excellence through collaboration, cost savings, and professional development.