Russ Hannah

Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Associate Chief Financial Officer

Russ Hannah is the chief financial officer at Arkansas State University. He’s worked at A-State for 33 years in various financial roles including treasurer, controller, assistant vice chancellor for finance, associate vice chancellor for business and finance, and senior associate vice chancellor for finance/associate chief financial officer before assuming his current position in July of 2021. Prior to coming to A-State, he worked for Arkansas Legislative Audit for 8 years. Russ holds undergraduate degrees in management and accounting, an MBA, a specialist in community college administration, and a doctorate in educational leadership, all from Arkansas State. He is a certified public accountant, a charted global management accountant, and a certified government financial manager and is a graduate of Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management, the Institute for Higher Education Management at Vanderbilt University, and the College Business Management Institute at the University of Kentucky. He recently completed an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School. He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), is a past president of the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO), and a former chair of the NACUBO Accounting Principles Council.