| Warren Tranquada is the EVP & CFO of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, based in Newark. After six years in that position, he will assume the role of EVP and COO in April 2015. In this new role, Mr. Tranquada is responsible for organizational governance and operations, including supervising the finance, IT, ticket services, human resources, event rentals, food services, site operations and house management functions. He also facilitates the organization’s strategic planning efforts.
NJPAC has a $40M annual budget and has a multi-faceted mission including arts education, performing arts presentation, community engagement and economic development.
Before joining NJPAC, Mr. Tranquada was a partner and co-founder of Aperio, a leading social sector consulting firm. He has consulted with organizations internationally in the areas of earned income development, and strategic planning.
Prior to Aperio, he was a Vice President at Chase Manhattan Bank, and an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company.
Mr. Tranquada has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in Montreal. He is the winner of NJBiz’s 2014 CFO-of-the-Year in the category of Large Non-Profit. He is also a past recipient of NJBiz’s Forty Under 40 award.
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