Joel Pogodzinski, Bus Ad ’94, serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Leading the operational and financial strategy for the university, he is responsible for the following areas: finance, endowment, human resources, information technology, internal audit, planning and facilities management, treasury and risk management, and the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department. Advancement operations has a dual reporting relationship to Pogodzinski and President Lovell. 

Pogodzinski was elected corporate treasurer by the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Board of Trustees in 2018.

Pogodzinski joined ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ as chief financial officer in September 2017. Prior to that, he was CFO and vice president of finance for Broan-NuTone LLC in Hartford, Wisconsin.

Pogodzinski joined Broan-NuTone as its CFO in 2014. There, he was the key leader in developing and implementing the global residential ventilation products manufacturer’s five-year strategic plan. Prior to that, he worked for Milwaukee-based construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc., where he began his career in 1994 when it was then Bucyrus, serving in a variety of leadership roles.

A certified public accountant, Pogodzinski graduated from the College of Business Administration with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Pogodzinski was a member of the 1993–1994 Marquette men’s basketball team, which reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament.