Greenwich Schools announced Thursday that Mr. Patrick Lai has been promoted to Director of Finance.
Since joining Greenwich Public Schools in June of 2023, Patrick has proven to be an amazing asset to not only the business department, but to the entire leadership group district-wide. He will continue to report to Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Ben Branyan.
As director, he will be responsible for the oversight of all financial operations at Greenwich Public Schools, including budgeting, accounting, payroll, and financial reporting within the boundaries of the relevant regulations and policies. Staff of payroll, accounts payable, financial analyst, and student activity fund clerk will now report to Mr. Lai.
Mr. Lai came to Greenwich Schools as a financial analyst, and then budget management director, after 28 years with IBM, mostly recently as chief financial officer, IBM Technology Support Services.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master’s in Business Administration from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.