What We Do
The Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (EVP&COO) is the university’s chief business and financial officer and as such has fiduciary responsibility for all university funds, budgets, business processes, and relationships with university-related corporations.

James A. Hyatt came to Virginia Tech in 2004. He also serves as Executive Vice President of the Virginia Tech Foundation and serves on the boards of other university related corporations.
Responsibilities
- Vice President for Administrative Services
- Vice President of Budget and Financial Management
- Virginia Tech Police Department
- Director of Internal Audit
- University Treasurer
Administrative and Operational Oversight
- Vice President, Alumni Relations
- Vice President, Development and University Relations
- Office for Equal Opportunity
- Office of University Legal Council
- Vice President, Information Technology
- Vice President, Multicultural Affairs
- Virginia Tech Athletics
- University-related Corporations
Initiatives
- Higher Education Restructuring
- Innovative Solutions: Transforming Administrative Services
- Performance metrics (requires login and password)
- Sustainability
Contact Us
210 Burruss Hall (0148)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-6235
Fax: (540) 231-4265
- Shannon Stump, Executive Assistant
- Lisa J. Wilkes, Assistant Vice President for Administration and Chief of Staff
- Heidi McCoy, Director of Administrative Operations and Assistant to the EVP&COO

