- Email:
- vpcfo@iu.edu
- Website:
- https://finance.iu.edu/
Biography
Jason Dudich is the Indiana University interim vice president and chief financial officer. In this role, he serves as a strategic advisor to the IU president, recommending financial and administrative objectives, policies, programs, and practices in support of a sound financial structure for the university. Working with the president and her senior leadership colleagues, Dudich will lead multiple teams responsible for long-range financial planning, budget planning, capital financing, and investments.
Dudich joined IU in March 2023 as the associate vice president for fiscal and economic strategy. In this role, he provided financial management expertise and policy leadership to advance IU's economic engagement initiatives and the university's government relations efforts at the state and federal level.
Previously, Dudich was responsible for financial operations and management of a $110 million annual operating and capital budget at the University of Indianapolis (UIndy). He directly oversaw human resources, information technology, facilities management, insurance, real estate, endowment management, debt management, and vendor management regarding bookstore operations, food services, and other auxiliary support services.
Prior to his service at UIndy, from 2017 to 2019, Dudich served as Indiana's budget director, overseeing the state's $34 billion annual operating and capital budget. He collaborated with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and staff, the Indiana General Assembly, and state agency directors on fiscal policy, overall budget management, and state policy issues.
During his time at the City of Indianapolis, Dudich served in many roles under the leadership of Mayor Gregory A. Ballard. From 2008 to 2010, he served as the deputy controller for the City of Indianapolis, developing and maintaining the city’s $1 billion operating budget. He worked closely with city and county leaders regarding fiscal policy issues, budget challenges, and major investments to support city operations and projects. During 2013 and 2014, he was appointed by Mayor Ballard to be the city’s controller, overseeing financial management of the city and county’s finances. He focused on maintaining the city’s AAA credit rating, developing balanced budgets, and supporting major investments the city was making during that time. Finally, in 2014, Mayor Ballard appointed Dudich as his chief of staff; he served in the role until the end of the Ballard administration in 2015.
Dudich served in many roles prior to his time with the City of Indianapolis, including: associate commissioner and CFO of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, where he supported the Indiana Performance Funding Formula for higher education and reforming state student financial aid support; benefits advisor at LHD Benefit Advisors; and budget analyst at the Indiana State Budget Agency and the Illinois Bureau of the Budget, focusing on higher education, technology, and healthcare.
Dudich earned a Bachelor of Science degree in public affairs, with a focus on public policy and public finance, from the IU Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. For more than seven years, he has served on the school's distinguished alumni council. Dudich also serves on the Damien Center Board of Directors as its chair, on the Indiana Gaming Commission, on the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation Advisory Board, and with Leadership Indianapolis.