Arthur W Roos

Arthur W. Roos, a money manager with more than a quarter-century's experience, became treasurer of The Johns Hopkins University in November 2006.

Roos oversees the university's debt, banking and cash relationships and operations, its insurance and risk management, its short-term assets and the receipt of securities gifts and technology licensing stocks. He reports to James McGill, senior vice president for finance and administration.

Roos' professional background includes senior level experience in both higher education finance and the corporate environment. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, he had been treasurer at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland since 2002. While there, he planned and managed the largest financing in the school's history and negotiated $110 million in bank credit as interim financing for a new research building. He also improved the design of the student medical plan by broadening benefits, simplifying administration and freezing premiums for three years.

Previously, Roos served for 25 years at Niagara Mohawk Holdings Inc., a Fortune 500 energy services company in upstate New York. At Niagara Mohawk, Roos worked his way up from a financial analyst position to become vice president and treasurer. During his time with the company, Roos was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Award for Excellence in Corporate Finance by Treasury and Risk Management magazine and received a Deal of the Year award from Investment Dealers Digest. He also managed the largest high-yield financing of the 1990s, a $3.45 billion transaction.

A native of Albany, N.Y., Roos studied at Manhattan College, where he earned an undergraduate degree in civil and environmental engineering. He earned his M.B.A. in finance at Syracuse University.

[Updated August 2007]