Robert R. Hagans, Jr. joined AARP in July 2001 as Chief Financial Officer.
He provides strategic guidance and expertise in all areas of the Association's financial management, strategy implementation and policy formulation. This includes oversight of approximately $4.5 billion in annual cash flow for AARP and related entities and the nearly $800 million operating budget.
Mr. Hagans has over twenty-five years of work experience in non-profits and financial management. Prior to AARP, he served as Director of Finance for Prince George's County (Maryland) Government where he was responsible for the management of the $1.7 billion in cash flow of County funds and the $780 million debt management program. He served on several boards and committees, including Trustee on the $1.0 billion Prince George's County Police and Fire Service Pension Plans; Chairman of the County's Risk Management Committee; Board of Trustees for the Local Government Insurance Trust; and Advisory Board for the over $700 million Maryland State Local Government Investment Pool.
Prior to his Prince George's County appointment, he served as an Assistant Vice President for Asset Management and Treasury Operations at Howard University where he was responsible for the $123 million endowment, the $161 million retirement fund and the $30 million self-insurance trust, the $173 million tax-exempt debt activities and the treasury operations team. Mr. Hagans formerly served as the Treasurer of the District of Columbia and has public finance, investment and commercial banking experience with Alex. Brown & Sons, Merrill Lynch and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, respectively.
Mr. Hagans holds a BA from Lake Forest College, an MBA from the University of Chicago and has completed post-graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School. |