Margaret “Peggy” McCarthy
AVP of Financial Operations and Controller
Peggy McCarthy serves as the Associate Vice President for Financial Operations & Controller where she oversees Accounting, Tax and Compliance, Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Treasury Services and Bursar Operations. She has an extensive background in finance and has a Master’s in Business Administration. She has worked at the University of Connecticut for 15 years most recently as the Director of Cash Operations and University Bursar responsible for leading the department and ensuring financial transactions complied with institutional, state and federal requirements and standard accounting procedures. In addition to her work at UConn, she previously held finance positions at Duracell International, UBS Global Asset Management and Bank of America where her portfolio included risk management, corporate treasury operations, and implementation of treasury and credit strategies for public sector banking clients.
Chris Cipriani
Director Debt Management and University Tax Counsel
christopher.cipriani@uconn.edu
Chris currently serves as the Director, Debt Management and University Tax Counsel, where he oversees the University’s UConn 2000 treasury operations, as well as the University’s tax and financial compliance programs. He is a seasoned professional with eighteen years of experience, including a decade of service with the accounting firm EY. He is an attorney, licensed in the State of Connecticut, and an alum of the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Evan McDuffie
Senior Associate, Debt Management
Evan currently serves as Senior Associate, Debt Management, where he helps support the University’s UConn 2000 treasury operations. He held prior positions in the public finance divisions of Oppenheimer & Co. and William Blair, where he assisted senior bankers in structuring municipal debt and executing bond transactions for issuers across the state of Connecticut.