Cleopatra Charles, PhD

Dr. Cleopatra Charles is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University and was a 2019-2020 Fulbright Scholar at Charles University Department of Civil Society Studies in Prague. She is a public finance scholar whose research focuses on financial management and fiscal policy issues that affect nonprofit organizations such as fiscal slack and creating rainy day funds, debt management, revenue diversification, measuring performance and impact, program evaluation, and revenue structure. Her most recent research has focused on nonprofit organizations and the relationship between governance decisions and financial preparedness in dealing with adverse circumstances.