Bert Francis has been serving as the division鈥檚 interim vice president and chief financial officer since October 2025. In addition to these roles, he continues to serve as university treasurer, as well as treasurer for several UCF direct support organizations (DSOs), including the UCF Convocation Corporation, UCF Finance Corporation, and UCF Stadium Corporation. He also serves as president and treasurer of Legacy Pointe at UCF, a university-affiliated continuing care retirement community.
In total, Bert has 18+ years of GASB finance and accounting experience. He previously served as the controller for 4 of the university鈥檚 DSOs including the UCF Convocation Corporation, which manages a budget of over $30 million for the UCF Arena; the UCF Towers housing facilities, and surrounding retail areas; the UCF Stadium Corporation, which includes all financial activity relating to UCF鈥檚 Spectrum Stadium; the UCF Finance Corporation which is a corporation used to facilitate debt related transactions on behalf of the university; and Limbitless Solutions Inc., which primarily develops innovative 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for children.
Bert graduated from UCF with a bachelor鈥檚 in business administration accounting major in 2005, a master鈥檚 degree in business administration in 2009, and obtained his Florida CPA license in 2013.