Mr. Bruce Degen, a Certified Public Accountant with significant experience in a variety of management-level finance positions, most recently at JP MorganChase & Co., has been appointed as Chief Internal Control Specialist at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, effective January 4, 2010. In this role – a six-month appointment – Mr. Degen will oversee financial reporting, ensure efficient operations and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and safeguard College assets.
“We welcome Mr. Degen as an integral part of our College’s financial-management team,” said Dr. William L. Pollard, President of Medgar Evers College. “I am confident that his many years of experience in business finance and accounting will ensure all College financial matters are properly managed.”
“I am proud to serve Medgar Evers College in this capacity,” said Mr. Degen. “With the deep recession impacting nearly every sector of the economy, it is critical that organizations – especially those receiving public funds – ensure resources are spent wisely and strong internal financial controls are in place.”
Mr. Degen joins Medgar Evers College from JP MorganChase & Co., where he most recently served as Vice President and Chief Internal Control Officer, where he was responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley, a private sector internal control program mandated by Congress. Prior to that, at JP MorganChase, he held three vice-president-level positions: Vice President, Diversified Consumer Services; Vice President, Consumer Credit, Integration and Support; and Vice President, Corporate Accounting Policies.
His educational background includes a B.A. in economics, and an M.B.A. in accounting from Fordham University. He is also a C.P.A. in the state of New York.
About Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Medgar Evers College was founded in 1970 through the efforts from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. The College is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, a Mississippi-born black civil rights activist who was assassinated on June 12, 1963. The College is divided into four schools: The School of Business; The School of Professional and Community Development; The School of Liberal Arts and Education; and The School of Science, Health, and Technology. Through these Schools, the College offers 29 associate and baccalaureate degree programs, as well as certificate programs in fields such as English, Nursing, and Accounting. Medgar Evers College also operates several co-curricular and external programs and associated centers such as the Male Development and Empowerment Center, the Center for Women’s Development, the Center for Black Literature, and The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy.