Meet Michael Cochran

Michael Cochran is currently serving as interim Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this interim role, he has served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development since April 2026. 

Before joining the University, Cochran spent nearly five years in Morgan Stanley's Media & Communications Investment Banking group, where he served as Executive Director from 2023 to 2026 and Vice President from 2021 to 2023. Before this, he held roles at Barclays, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Union Bank. 

Cochran has an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. from University of Southern California.