Business Operations

Debby Morey

Vice President for Business Operations

Debby Morey serves as vice president for business operations. In this role, she is responsible for leading service organizations across the university, including Strategic Sourcing, and Business Operations Service Center. Morey also supports the university's financial planning process and provides financial management oversight for the multiple administrative units of the university. 

Morey joined Emory in 2018 after spending eighteen years at Georgetown University, where she served as the chief business officer for University Services. In this role, she guided the financial management and business operations for more than $350M across 26 departments. Morey established the service center model at Georgetown, which was highlighted by the Education Advisory Board. Prior to this role, Morey served as the chief financial officer for Georgetown Athletics and as the finance officer on the start-up team for the new Big East Conference in college athletics and worked for Georgetown University Law Center.

Morey started her career in higher education as an adjunct faculty member at the College of Southern Maryland while working in private industry.

Morey has a global executive MBA from Georgetown and ESADE Ramon Llull University in Spain. Additionally, she has an MS in financial management from the University of Maryland, University College. She has a bachelor of business administration from Georgia Southern University.