Thad Calabrese
Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Financial Management

Thad Calabrese studies public and nonprofit financial management, focusing on two related themes: 1) What are the factors – both internal and external - that nonprofit and public organizations consider about acquiring and using resources, as well as about financial reporting? 2) How do these influence organizational financial capacity, sustainability, and accountability? His research has appeared in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Public Administration Review, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Public Budgeting and Finance, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, among others. He has co-authored two texts: Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations, 4th Edition (Pearson Prentice Hall), and Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management, 2nd Edition (Jones and Bartlett Learning).


Thad was elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (3-year term, beginning in 2012). He has also served for several years on the Audit Committee of the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, which provides consulting services, transition management, and training to nonprofit organizations primarily in New York and New Jersey. Before joining the Wagner School, Thad was on the faculty at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College – CUNY. Prior to academia, Thad worked in the New York City Office of Management and Budget and also as a financial consultant working with nonprofit organizations in New York City.











Areas of Expertise

  • Finance
  • Public & Nonprofit Orgs.

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