Faculty Department: Finance
Rich Savona
Finance
Richard Savona currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Delaware College of Art and Design. He is a graduate of Pace University (New York) where he earned his BS in Accounting. From there, he went on to work for KPMG where he became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Rich has worked for Fortune 500 companies such as: Avon Corporate HQ, American Express, and MBNA. When MBNA was acquired by Bank of America, he embraced an opportunity to do financial consulting work and pursue an MBA in Finance at Wilmington University. Once Rich completed his MBA, he was recruited by the faculty to start teaching Finance and Accounting classes in the Graduate School – where he did that for almost 10 years. When Rich is not working with the “numbers” – he can be found promoting his patented, drumming, invention called the Drummers Dream Kit and repairing/restoring his favorite classic car – a 1964 Pontiac GTO Convertible.