Richard Cate

Richard Cate serves as the Vice President for Finance and Administration at the University of Vermont (UVM) and has been a lecturer in UVM's Master of Public Administration (MPA) program for fifteen years, teaching courses on budgeting, finance, human resource management, and government administration. He will transition to a Special Advisor role at the University of Arizona (U of A) post-retirement from UVM in June 2025. His career spans leadership roles in education and public administration, including Vermont’s Commissioner of Education (2003–2008), Chief Financial Officer of the New York State Education Department, and Executive Deputy Commissioner overseeing a $19 billion budget and 3,100 staff. He previously served as City Manager of Barre, Vermont, and on its City Council.

Mr. Cate holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Vermont, a Master of Public Administration, a Certificate of Advanced Study in Planning and Policy Analysis (Public Finance concentration) from Rockefeller College at the University of Albany, and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Vermont.

His professional expertise focuses on financial management in education and government, institutional budgeting, operational leadership, and public-sector governance. He has advised on large-scale infrastructure projects, facilities management, and municipal budgeting strategies across state and local governments.

No academic publications or scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. His advisory and grant activities are tied to his administrative roles rather than academic research.

He has not been affiliated with specific research labs or teams, though his work involves institutional operational strategy and policy implementation at UVM and other organizations.