J. Michael Gower is the Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer & University Treasurer at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where he leads financial management and planning, procurement, and strategic administrative system initiatives. As part of his role at Rutgers, Gower was responsible for the financial integration of former units of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) into the university. Gower also oversees Human Resources, Information Technology, and Ethics and Compliance through their respective Senior Vice Presidents. He is the primary executive liaison with the Finance & Facilities Committee, the Committee on Audit of