Joseph Cassidy
Joseph Cassidy was promoted to Chief Financial Officer, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer at Stevens effective January 2026. He has forty years of progressive financial responsibility within corporate and university non-profit organizations. Previously, Mr. Cassidy had served as Associate Vice President of Finance at Stevens from 2016 through 2025. His responsibilities included overseeing the Controller’s Group, Procurement, Sponsored Accounting & Cost Analysis, Financial Information Systems, Student Accounts, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Tax Compliance, and Financial Accounting & Reporting. During his tenure at Stevens, Mr. Cassidy has served as part of a finance leadership team that has delivered financial growth and stability. He has developed a strong team in the Division of Finance. During his time at Stevens, he worked with Cabinet Members and senior leaders to consistently deliver strong operating performance and financial surpluses to improve the financial profile of the University through a period of significant growth.
Prior to his tenure at Stevens, Mr. Cassidy served as Associate Vice President and Controller at Saint Joseph’s University for ten years. He had direct responsibility for planning, developing, directing and coordinating all areas of financial management and was responsible for Financial Accounting and Reporting, Budget Development, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, Payroll, Endowment Reporting, Tax Compliance, and Accounts Receivable. Previously, Mr. Cassidy worked for Aramark Corporation for twenty years in a variety of finance and accounting roles that prepared him to successfully transition to working in higher education
Mr. Cassidy holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Delaware and a M.S. in Taxation from Villanova University.