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Friday, August 21, 2026

Excuse me. Can you tell me how many CFOs we have?

This blog from time to time has pointed to the lack of up-to-date campus budgetary numbers, particularly at a time when cutbacks are being justified as due to the "deficit." As blog readers will know, we got rid of one Chief Financial Officer for saying Very Bad Words about previous budget releases. We then got an interim CFO as a replacement. Now we seem also to have a supplemental CFO. From the California Post:

Former longtime Lakers executive Tim Harris has found a landing spot — at his alma mater. The UCLA alumnus is consulting for Chancellor Julio Frenk, a role that allows the veteran marketing and business operations specialist to share his expertise on a volunteer basis, the California Post has learned. Reached by phone, Harris confirmed to The Post that he was doing some consulting work for the university but referred all questions to the chancellor’s office. One person familiar with the situation told The Post that Harris would examine revenue streams involving various aspects of campus operations, including athletics...

Full story at https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/sports/ucla-getting-consulting-advice-from-ex-lakers-exec-tim-harris/.

An interesting question is how one can "examine revenue streams" without a budget.

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