Cynthia (Cyn) Carnahan has been named Assistant Vice President, Budget & Planning, a role she took on in an interim capacity in September 2021.
She had previously served in the interim role from June 2016 to February 2017. As the head of the Office of Budget & Planning, Cyn and her team are responsible for managing the University’s resources, leading the annual budgeting process, and collaborating with campus leaders to set the University’s overall financial strategy.
Cyn’s career at Syracuse University began in 1999 in the Comptroller’s Office as the Manager of Financial Reporting. After three years, she moved to the Office of Budget & Planning, where she has now spent over 20 years in various roles. Prior to her appointment as Assistant Vice President, she had been named the department’s Executive Director.
Cyn earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from LeMoyne College.