Advancing Berkeley Through Financial Leadership
The Division of Finance is committed to advancing UC Berkeley's long-term financial sustainability and operational excellence. Through strategic leadership, innovative thinking, and responsible stewardship, we are strengthening our organization, modernizing the way we work, and embracing new opportunities to improve how we serve Berkeley. Together, these efforts build a stronger foundation that enables Berkeley’s teaching, research, and public service mission to thrive.
Our Division Strategic Plan serves as a roadmap for this work. Guided by our core values and aligned with UC Berkeley’s Strategic Plan efforts, it outlines the goals, strategies, and tactics that will guide our efforts in the years ahead.
On this page, you can explore the vision behind our plan, the values that shape our decisions, the strategic goals and initiatives driving our progress, and a message from Vice Chancellor and CFO Kelly Sparks on how we work together to advance Berkeley forward.
Our Strategic Plan
Our Strategic Plan provides a roadmap for advancing Berkeley toward a stronger, more sustainable financial future. Explore our goals and strategies to learn how the Division of Finance is turning this vision into action.
Our Values
Our core values define how we work together, inform the decisions we make, and provide the foundation for achieving our strategic goals in service to the Berkeley community.
Innovation
We approach work with curiosity, open-mindedness, and creativity, continually generating new ideas to reshape how we manage our work and advance the organization’s vision.
Collaboration
We work as a team with trust, shared purpose, and respect for diverse perspectives to achieve outcomes that benefit the university as a whole.
Integrity
Integrity is our north star, providing the courage to do the right things for the right reasons, and enabling the campus to make values-based decisions rooted in a consistent, data-informed framework.
Accountability
We responsibly steward the campus’s resources by providing financial leadership to the campus that is consistent, responsive, and reliable, by being transparent with each other and admitting mistakes.