Kim Toatley
Vice President for Finance and Planning and Chief Financial Officer, Interim Executive Director of Procurement and Business Services
Bio
Kimberly (Kim) Toatley, vice president and chief financial officer for the Georgia Institute of Technology, provides strategic oversight of the Institute’s financial and budget operations, ensuring fiscal integrity and operational excellence across the institution. In this role, she supports the executive vice president for Administration and Finance. She has served Georgia Tech and Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) with over three decades of leadership in finance, accounting, and university operations.
Kim leads a broad portfolio of financial functions, overseeing the offices of Institute Budget Planning and Administration, Bursar and Treasury Services, Controller, Grants and Contracts, Institute Finance Support, Institutional Research and Planning, Procurement and Business Services, and the Georgia Tech Research Corporation/Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation. Her extensive expertise spans Uniform Guidance, Cost Accounting Standards, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations, among other key financial and regulatory frameworks.
Recognized for her leadership and contributions to the field, Kim has received multiple prestigious awards, including Georgia Tech’s Distinguished Performance Awards for Outstanding Program Support, the Distinguished Mentor Award in Support Operations, and the Process Improvement Award. She was also a finalist for the Women in Technology’s Women of the Year in Mathematics Award. She is also a sought-after speaker on topics such as women’s leadership and resilience and has shared her insights as a guest on the GTRI Moving Forward podcast segment, Notable Women at Georgia Tech.
Kim holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Strategic Management from Georgia State University.
Jamie Fernandes
Interim Associate Vice President
Finance and Planning
Bio
Jamie Fernandes is the Interim Associate Vice President for Finance & Planning. In her position, Jamie provides executive level direction to the preparation, monitoring, and administration of annual Institute budgets, and is currently leading the Institute in a major strategic initiative to transform the budget model and associated processes.
Within the University System of Georgia, Jamie has presented in Budget Conferences, was a chair for the Budget Issues Committee, and participated in both the Executive Leadership Institute and the Accelerated Leadership Academy. At Georgia Tech Jamie participated in the Leading Women@Tech program.
Jamie has nearly 20 years of experience and has been a part of financial teams for three Georgia universities before Georgia Tech. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (ABJ) in Public Relations and a Political Science minor, as well as a Master of Public Administration at the University of Georgia.
Amy Herron
Executive Director
Institute Controller
Bio
Amy Herron is the Institute Controller and serves as the Chief Accounting Officer for the Institute, representing Georgia Tech within the University System of Georgia. In this position, Amy manages financial accounting and reporting, financial systems, internal controls, tax compliance, and financial compliance with an emphasis on continuous improvement in the quality and effectiveness of related processes and systems.
Amy has over 25 years of experience in accounting and financial reporting. She has helped Georgia Tech receive the Award of Distinction for Excellent Financial Reporting from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts eight times since 2014. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Alabama and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Tennessee. Amy also is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with the State of Georgia.
Gloria Kobus
Senior Director and Bursar
Office of the Bursar
Bio
Bio coming soon.
Jim Pierce
Executive Director
Bursar and Treasury Services
Bio
Jim Pierce is the Executive Director of Bursar & Treasury Services at Georgia Tech. In this role, Jim has oversight in non-sponsored accounts receivable, student financial aid accounting cash management programs, investments, endowments, and debt management for the Institute and selected affiliated organizations. In addition to this, Jim served as the interim Chief Financial Officer for Georgia Tech Athletics for half a year.
Jim has nearly 34 years of experience, with 20 years at Georgia Tech, seven years as the Assistant Treasurer for Crawford & Company, as well as over seven years with Wachovia Bank’s Director of the Capital Markets Audit Division and the Risk Manager for foreign exchange/derivatives portfolios. A Georgia Tech graduate himself, Jim holds a bachelor’s in management from Georgia Tech as well as a master's in business administration from Wake Forest University. Jim is also an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Josh Rosenberg
Executive Director
Grants and Contracts
Bio
Josh Rosenberg is the Executive Director of Grants and Contracts. In this position, Josh provides leadership, strategic planning, and organizational direction to the Grants & Contracts office comprised of project accounting, cost accounting, compliance, grants systems management, Board of Regents sponsored operations. These units collectively provide for the post-awardfinancial management of sponsored funds awarded to the Institute.
Josh has over 25 years of experience, with over 20 years in higher education at institutions including Northwestern University, Georgia State University and Emory University. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, concentrating in Marketing from Emory University and a Master of Business Administration, concentrating in Finance, Accounting, & Economics from University of Chicago. Josh is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
Jason Wang
Senior Director
Institutional Research and Planning
Bio
Dr. Jason L. Wang serves as the Senior Director for the Office of Institutional Research and Planning (IRP). He leads the IRP team in its efforts to provide accurate research, analysis, reporting, and decision support for Georgia Tech. His mission is to ensure the ethical and responsible management of data within IRP and to promote data literacy across Georgia Tech. Jason first started in IRP as a graduate assistant over five years ago and has since become an active IR professional, delivering presentations at state, regional, and national IR conferences and contributing to a book on data strategies in colleges and universities.
Jason also teaches two engineering mechanics courses at Georgia Tech for the Honors Program and has taught for the Georgia Tech Oxford study abroad program. Jason earned his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Georgia Tech.
Lisa Godfrey
Senior Director
Institute Budget Planning and Administration
Bio
Lisa Godfrey is the Senior Director for the Institute Budget Planning and Administration office. In her position, Lisa provides executive level direction to the preparation, monitoring, and administration of annual Institute budgets, and is currently leading the Institute in a major strategic initiative to transform the budget model and associated processes. At Georgia Tech, Lisa participated in the Inaugural Inclusive Leaders Academy, and is a member of the University System of Georgia Budget Issues Committee.
Lisa has over 20 years of experience and has been a part of the Budget office at Georgia Tech since 2003. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Georgia and a Master of Business Administration from Kennesaw State University.
Robert Foy
Executive Director and General Manager
GTRC & GTARC
Bio
Robert Foy is the Executive Director of Business Operations and General Manager for Georgia Tech's two research corporations, the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) and the Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation (GTARC). In this role, Robert works with the Boards of Trustees of each corporation, as well as campus and external stakeholders to steward the financial management of Georgia Tech's research enterprise. Previously, Robert served as the Senior Director of the Institute Finance Support team within Finance & Planning.
Robert has nearly 40 years of experience, with over 30 years direct experience in higher education finance and administration and 8 years of experience with a global accounting/consulting firm serving a strong base of higher education clientele. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Berry College and an MBA from Georgia State University. Robert also has an honorary membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society for contributions to dental education.