Betsy Adams

Betsy Adams is the Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration for the Haslam College of Business, providing strategies for resource planning and allocation across all academic programs, departments, centers and executive education operations. In her position, she has direct responsibility for the Financial Information Office (FIO), Technology Integration Services (TIS) and facilities staff.

Prior to her current position, Adams was assistant provost of systems and resources for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, leading campus-wide conversations about enrollment management and working with administrators and academics to build systems that support degree management. She has been with UT since 2007, when she left St. Clair County Community College in Michigan to become a director of academic resources.

Adams earned her MBA from the Haslam College of Business in 2010, and has more than 20 years of experience in financial management for institutions of higher education.