Michael A. Cheney, C.P.A.

Title: Instructor

Program: The Grantmaking School

Bio

Mike has spent most of his career serving in the nonprofit sector including health and welfare, college, governmental, and foundation entities. As a seasoned financial manager and Certified Public Accountant, his body of work covers the areas of accounting, finance, audit, pension, actuary, investment, construction, and information technology systems.

Mike currently serves as Controller and Director of Finance at the Greater Cincinnati Health Council. Prior to this role he served as Chief Financial Officer at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, one of the nation’s largest community foundations, and Hebrew Union College, one of the nation’s oldest Jewish universities.

Mike has served on various professional committees including the Accounting Practices Committee in the foundation industry, which was instrumental in the writing and adoption of FASB 116 and 117 that impact nonprofit financial statement presentation. Mike started his career with Deloitte & Touche, LLP where he was a staff accountant in the firm’s auditing department. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Ohio State University Mike serves on numerous nonprofit boards and lives in Cincinnati Ohio with his wife Amy, son Nate, and daughter Julianne.