Doug Ewald Named Senior Business Officer for UNO, UNMC

Following a national search, Doug Ewald has been named the new vice chancellor for business, finance and business development for the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Ewald, who has extensive administrative and financial experience, assumes the role effective August 1.

Ewald will serve as senior business officer on both campuses, advising Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., and overseeing all budget, finance, operational and administrative services. The UNO/UNMC business and finance units have approximately 600 employees. The position also will be responsible for all business development activities for UNO and UNMC. These responsibilities include administrative leadership of a broad spectrum of business development, such as UNeMed, as well as core university finances.

Ewald comes to the new position with nearly 30 years of administrative experience at such companies as Union Pacific, KPMG and Ameritas. Appointed by Gov. Dave Heineman, he also served as tax commissioner for the State of Nebraska from December 2006 to October 2013. A UNO alumnus, Ewald graduated with an MPA in accounting in 1987.

The selection was made following recommendations by a search committee made up of 23 representatives from both campuses’ students, faculty, staff and administrators.