Emily Kunchala

Biography

Emily Kunchala, is currently the RF’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Vice President of Finance and Administration. She has been employed by the RF since January 2011. In this role, she responsible for providing direction and oversight to operations . She oversees all aspects of the RF finances, including the annual operating and capital budgets, financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, treasury functions, risk management, financial management systems, corporate real estate and facilities. Ms. Kunchala has over 17 years of experience in external, internal, performance and compliance auditing. Prior to joining the RF, Ms. Kunchala was a director in the public sector regulatory and compliance practice at KPMG LLP in Albany. In this role, she performed external audits, internal audits, risk assessments, and other advisory services primarily for government and higher education clients. Ms. Kunchala has served as a national resource on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) assisting other private institutions . Ms. Kunchala is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Massachusetts and previously held her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. She is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Association of Government Accountants, and the Association of College and University Auditors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

Research Interest

Finance , Investment , External Audits, Internal Audits and Risk Assessments .