Christopher L. Augostini

Christopher L. Augostini serves as Executive Vice President and Enterprise Chief Operating Officer – leading the strategic and operational integration of Emory University and Emory Healthcare. In this enterprise-wide role, he and his teams work to ensure Emory’s academic and clinical missions are strategically and sustainably advanced. Augostini was appointed Executive Vice President and Enterprise Chief Operating Officer role in 2025—having served for more than eight years as Executive Vice President for Business and Administration and Chief Financial Officer for Emory University, and for the past three years as Chief Financial Officer for Emory Healthcare. The Chief Financial Officers for Emory University and Emory Healthcare report to Augostini. Additionally, he is responsible for strategic oversight and leadership of integrated capital planning and real estate strategies, along with investment management, finance, debt management, enterprise risk management, internal audit, and compliance integration for the Emory enterprise. Augostini also provides oversight for the university’s administrative functions (including public safety), business operations, information technology, and cybersecurity strategies, along with human resources.

 

Reporting to the President, Augostini works collaboratively with the Emory University Board of Trustees, Emory Healthcare Board of Directors, executive leadership, along with senior academic, administrative, and healthcare leaders, to advance enterprise initiatives that establish financial and operational rigor and resilience—enabling long-term growth and competitiveness. He oversees all enterprise operational functions—supporting one of Georgia’s largest and most complex organizations and one of the nation’s top 25 universities.

 

As Vice Chair of the Emory Healthcare Board of Directors, Augostini plays a central role in governance and strategic alignment across the health system, collaborating with the Board Chair and the Executive Vice President for the Woodruff Health Sciences / CEO of Emory Healthcare to ensure coordinated leadership and enterprise success.

 

Before joining Emory, Augostini served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Georgetown University, where he led the institution’s financial and operational transformation over a 17-year tenure. Earlier in his career, he held senior government leadership roles with the City and State of New York, including Chief of Staff to the First Deputy Mayor of New York City and Deputy Budget Director.

 

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of W. R. Berkley Corporation and earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the State University of New York at Albany.