Michael Strine UVa Media Relations
University of Virginia officials have named a successor to the man they’ve said they cannot replace.
Michael Strine, vice president for finance, chief financial officer and treasurer for the Johns Hopkins University, will take over from Leonard W. Sandridge, UVa’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
UVa President Teresa A. Sullivan said that Strine, 45, will take over a portfolio that is slightly smaller than the one Sandridge has held, but still quite extensive.
Sandridge started at the university in 1967, and rose from the bottom of the school’s employee ranks to the second-highest position. He’s been in his current job for more than 20 years, and has had a large, albeit largely behind-the-scenes, role in shaping the growth of the university.
Strine is expected to start work after the July 4 holiday, according to officials, and Sandridge will stay on in an advisory roll.
Sullivan pointed Thursday to Strine’s extensive budgeting experience and to his work at Johns Hopkins, which has a large medical center. She also praised his abilities.
“He impressed the search committee from the very first interview that we conducted with him,” said Helen E. Dragas, vice rector and member of the university’s Board of Visitors.
Strine, for his part, reported being impressed by the university as well.
“My impression is that you’ve got a group of very strong, committed public-service-oriented people who love the university and the work that the university does,” he said.
His new duties will involve running the finances of the university, including the medical center. Human resources, facilities, real estate and public safety will also report to him.
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