Connie Lapinskas is the assistant provost for financial affairs. Her responsibilities include managing the financial resources of the Office of the Provost; interpreting, developing, and administering fiscal and employment policy as it relates to areas reporting to the Provost; and providing business services support to the Provost, the Board of Trustees, the Offices of the President and the Executive Vice President for Business and Finance and Treasurer, and the Offices of the Vice Presidents for Ethics and Compliance and Governmental Relations. She also oversees the business office responsibilities for the vice president for information technology.

Lapinskas is a graduate of Purdue’s Krannert School of Management and her appointments in Purdue’s business services span over 30 years. These positions include associate and assistant directors of budget and fiscal planning, where she was involved in developing and managing the University’s internal operating budget and preparing the system-wide legislative request; director of financial affairs for the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences, with responsibility for the overall financial operations and fiscal integrity of these colleges. She also has held positions within Sponsored Program Services, with responsibility for grant and contract administration for industrial sponsors and Department of Health and Human Services awards.