RIT Professional Development Podcast

Dr. Watters came to RIT from the University of Pittsburg where he spent his previous professional years and earned a BS, MS, and PhD. Today Dr. Watters leads more than 780 full-time employees, and is responsible for administering the university's $700 million operating and capital budgets, $900 million endowment and working capital portfolios, and a $270 million public debt portfolio. Dr. Watters oversees axillary enterprises, human resources, accounting and payroll insurance, public safety, audit, legal, IT and security, and facilities operations design and construction. We talked about his career path and important lessons he's learned along the way.