Rebecca Burghstaler

Rebecca Burgstahler is The College of Wooster’s Vice President for Finance and Business and Treasurer. She joined the College in October 2024 as Director of Finance for Strategy and Long-range Planning. In this role, Rebecca led long-range financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling efforts that have informed some of the College's most important strategic decisions. Prior to joining the College, Rebecca spent nearly a decade at Ernst & Young LLP, leading global operating model effectiveness consulting, compliance, and audit engagements for clients ranging from middle-market organizations to Fortune 100 companies. Earlier in her career, she held finance, research, and grants-focused roles with CNH Industrial, the USDA Economic Research Service, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and AgeOptions, and consulted for nonprofits including Feeding America, the AARP Foundation, and The Nature Conservancy. Rebecca’s alma mater is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she earned a B.A. in History with a minor in Business Administration and a M.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics.