Steven Bliss

Director of Finance

Managing finance and operations in private and public institutions

As a Director of Finance, I have demonstrated a unique and proven track record of success in settings across a variety of similar roles. I have more than 20 years of finance and operations experience in both private and public institutions, including non-profit and for-profit organizations.

I have lead complex, high-performing organizations, and have extensive experience with multi-million dollar budget development and oversight. These roles include the supervision more than 300 employees and management of $40M budgets.  I have a great deal of experience in non-profit/academic and corporate investment bank settings, where I have identified new deal origination, leveraged and strengthened business partnerships, performed in-depth analyses, and built detailed financial models. My experience also includes contract negotiation, vendor procurement, and labor relations.

I am unwavering in my commitment to define and implement best organizational practices. I am squarely focused on effective program development and implementation using measurable outcomes, including financial modeling and quantitative analysis. 

Skills & Accomplishments

  • Successfully lead complex organizations
  • Developed and managed multi-million dollar budgets
  • Developed successful programs with measurable outcomes
  • Originated new business
  • Implemented best organizational practices
  • Thorough understanding of labor and employment law
  • Strong financial modeling and quantitative skills
  • Managed capital projects and compliance
  • Superior oral, written and presentation skills

See what former colleagues have to say:

Mary Wolff, Chair

Steve is extremely knowledgeable, and possesses strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills; he excels at budget development and oversight. His management style fosters collegiality and encourages new ideas; at the same time, he is focused and decisive.  READ MORE

Rebeccca Graf

Steve’s accomplishments were many in our school district, and he was particularly successful as a collaborative leader. People wanted to work with him, as he implemented innovative ideas, gathering
enthusiasm among faculty, staff, and parents to explore new opportunities to improve the educational experience.  READ MORE

Richard Robinson, Committee Chair

Steve has led more than 300 employees, not to mention 16 committee members on three separate and sovereign committees, with inspiration, unflagging enthusiasm, and an air of such supreme confidence and competence that he earned the deepest respect and admiration from stakeholders in every group… READ MORE

Brian Manian

I can count on Steve’s personal strength, integrity, reliability, optimism, creative determination, leadership, sound judgment, instinctive commitment to hard work, and keen ability to treat all persons with equity. As an educator for seventeen years, I can think of no greater traits for one to possess.  READ MORE

Lauren Doherty

Steve has my complete respect and admiration for his exceptional interpersonal skills, professionalism and leadership qualities. He leaves our school district in an appreciably better position than when he started, leaving behind a strong management team and improved processes…  READ MORE

Keith Kaplan, NBCT and Association President

(Steve’s) humanity has also been evident even when he has had to let an employee go. Even when a member of our union has had issues, he has treated the employee with respect and made sure that I knew that he knew the strengths of that employee and the devotion of that employee to the job and the individual children.  READ MORE

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