Featured Alumni

CASEY WARDYNSKI

The Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2010
Chief Financial Officer
Aurora Public Schools
Colonel, U.S. Army

“In America we are blessed to be able to look forward to a future that presents our children with great opportunities. A world-class education is the key to unlocking that future.”

Colonel Casey Wardynski was recently appointed as chief financial officer for Aurora Public Schools. In this role, he is responsible for guiding all financial, food server and risk management activities for the District with 51 schools and revenues of over $320 million serving over 35,000 students. Wardynski previously served as director of the Office of Economic & Manpower Analysis at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he was also an associate professor of economics. By way of leading change in areas ranging from Army human capital development to talent management, Wardynski pioneered the innovative use of game technology and new media to support Army marketing. He also conceived and led Army wide deployment of new talent management strategies and technologies to integrate and improve all functions associated with developing, retaining and employing the varied skills and talents of the Army’s 60,000 officers. Wardynski’s innovations are in use in more than 30 agencies and have achieved efficiency and effectiveness gains worth more than $200 million per year. These new business practices have earned national recognition for excellence from such diverse groups as Harvard University and the Council for Excellence in Government to the American Association of Advertising Agencies. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy; a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University; and a doctorate in policy analysis from the Rand Pardee Graduate School.  Wardynski is a member of the 2010 class of The Broad Superintendents Academy.