Strengthening the CBO-Academic Partnership

The relationship between the chief business officer and the provost shapes how institutions allocate resources, fund priorities, and carry out change. Join EAB for a 60-minute working session with peers from institutions like yours. We’ll share what we’re hearing in the market, revisit EAB’s research and past approaches, and ask for your input on what needs to change to move forward. Expect a short presentation, polls, and open discussion on questions such as:

• Sharing the right information: What data and context do CBOs and their academic counterparts each need from the other? Where do gaps lead to surprises or slow decisions?
• Allocating academic resources: How should institutions decide where to invest, hold steady, or pull back? Who makes those calls, and what informs them?
• Leading change across the institution: How do CBOs work with provosts, deans, and research leaders to drive change, particularly where work is distributed across colleges or constrained by grant restrictions and lab needs?
• Moving the partnership forward: What has to change in structure, process, or culture to strengthen these relationships?

This session is tailored to partners at large institutions so you can compare notes with leaders facing similar challenges. We’ll will focus on deans and distributed work, and how CBOs partner with provosts and deans to drive change. Your input will help sharpen EAB’s analysis and ensure our guidance addresses the decisions facing leaders today.

Session

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Attendance is limited to chief business officers, provosts, and deans.

• Tuesday, December 8, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time