Higher Education Forum

David Greenberg

Executive vice president for University Facilities and Operations, Columbia University

David Greenberg is the executive vice president for University Facilities and Operations, where he leads a team responsible for new building design and construction, campus public safety, campus services for students, building and grounds maintenance for academic and administrative departments, oversight of
Manhattanville construction and the University’s residential portfolio. With over 2,000 employees, Facilities and Operations manages approximately 300 buildings and 15.8 million gross square feet and has an operating and capital budget in excess of $850 million per year.

Greenberg, formerly founding chief operating officer at Columbia’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and vice president of finance and administration and chief administrative officer at Columbia Facilities, has worked at the University since 2006.

Before coming to Columbia, Greenberg worked as associate vice president and chief financial officer at the Georgetown University Law Center and served in several senior posts in New York City government, including the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Office of Management and Budget.

Greenberg holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester; a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University; and a Master of Construction Administration from Columbia University.