They determine the university's financial and investment policies, authorize the budget, supervise the endowment, direct the management of the university's real estate and other assets, and otherwise oversee the administration and management of the university.
Mary Barra, the CEO and 37-year company veteran of General Motors summed it up this way, "I can trust you with $10 million of budget and supervising 20 people, but I can't trust you to dress appropriately?" She reduced a 10-page treatise on clothing to two words: "Dress appropriately".
It assists the president in preparing the federal budget and in supervising the budget's administration in executive agencies.
Icenhour sought leadership positions when she was training to become a scientist, including a stint as chair of the National Postdoctoral Association, for which she was responsible for budgeting and supervising staff.
As of Friday, 71 candidates are vying for seats on the station's new 24-member board of directors, which will have the power to approve WBAI's budget and supervise the station's general manager and program director.
In this capacity Mr. Davie managed the Foundation's $20 million grant making budget and supervised the implementation of the Foundation's funding strategy for social justice and LGBT programs.
Hal Steinbrenner, 38, had recently taken a more active role in the day-to-day operations of the Yankees, supervising budget matters and overseeing the team management in Tampa, Fla.
Ms. Norman, 33, is a supervising budget analyst at the New York City Office of Management and Budget, and is both the chairwoman of the New York City AIDS Housing Network in Manhattan and a director of Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a Brooklyn organization that assists first-time homebuyers and low-income renters.
Her duties included managing budgets and schedules and supervising a staff of five.
President Obama this week appointed Jeffrey Zients, his deputy budget director, to supervise the sorting-out of the system.
