Paul Jenny is senior vice president and chief financial officer at Cincinnati Children’s, a nonprofit, comprehensive pediatric health system. As the leader in improving child health, Cincinnati Children’s pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in research, clinical care, education and innovation, so that every child can live their best possible life. The organization is consistently named one of the top 3 pediatric hospitals in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll, and is the #3 recipient of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of Health.
As CFO, Jenny has responsibility for the overall financial operating plan with $4 billion in current annual revenues and the $1.4 billion five-year capital plan. He also serves as the treasurer of the organization with over $7 billion in invested funds and a total balance sheet of $12 billion. He has successfully led finances for the organization through the pandemic and through significant shifts in funding from the National Institutes of Health, ensuring the system could continue to provide expert care to children from across the US and the world while also fulfilling its research mission. He is extremely proud of the collaboration with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the leading healthcare provider in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a subsidiary of PureHealth, the largest integrated healthcare network in the Middle East, Jenny is a leader on the Executive Steering Committee, where they’ve built on 15 years of collaboration in the region, this new chapter will not only redefine how and where Cincinnati Children’s delivers care, it will also elevate pediatric healthcare across Abu Dhabi and the greater Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). By working alongside SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), the goal is to establish a world-class pediatric center of excellence, ensuring that more children receive the highest standard of care, no matter where they live.
Before taking over as CFO at Cincinnati Children’s, Jenny was the senior vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Prior to joining UCSF, Jenny served as the senior vice president of planning and management at the University of Washington, and as associate vice chancellor of budget and resource planning at UC Berkeley. He has also held leadership positions at the University of Alaska and the Brookings Institution.
Jenny is a graduate from the University of Washington where he received his undergraduate degree in economics and later received a master’s degree in business administration from Loyola University New Orleans.
Jenny has previously served as president of the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO), and on the board of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
Jenny currently Chairs the board for CincyTech, a public-private seed-stage venture capital firm based in Cincinnati, dedicated to transforming innovative ideas into high-potential technology companies. He also sits on the boards for 340B Health, Cintrifuse and StaqPharma. Jenny is also very active in the community, he chaired CycleNation for the American Heart Association in 2025 is proud to be their legacy chair for 2026 and has also served on the 2026 Artwave Community Campaign Cabinet.
In 2026 Jenny was recognized by Beckers on its list of hospital and health system CFOs to know and was named CFO of the Year, Nonprofit (2024/23) for Cincinnati Business Courier C-Suite Awards.
