Villa I Tatti's new lease on fiscal life red O'Brien to make Rotner the liason to two other Harvard artistic bastions, the Fogg Art Museum and the American Repertory Theater ART I of both organizations he has served as a financial consultant who has been able to enhance communication with the central administration because of his appreciation for the unique fiscal needs of artists and other creative workers.

As the unofficial advocate for the ART during its year long review by the University. Rotner "improved the level of sophistication and information about the way we operate," says Robert J. Orchard, managing director of the ART. At the same time, he has performed similar duties during a difficult period at the Fogg, helping plan construction of its new building and serving as interim associate director during the search for a new director.

Rotner likes to credit his record of repeated success and rapid advancement to a very close and comfortable relationship with colleagues like O'Brien and Ramsay. "It's key to understand the relationship between Ann. Tom, and me," he explains. "I'm very happy; I love my job. It's a chance to work with incredibly interesting people."

With the departure of Ramsay and the promotion of former Director of Financial Systems Robert H. Scott to a vice presidency. Rotner has emerged as perhaps the key figure in the day-to-day financial operation of the University. His impressive string of managerial triumphs would seem to bode well for the future of Harvard's financial machine.

"He really knows how to break issues down without losing sight of how the pieces fit together." --Thomas O'Brien

Rotner has emerged as perhaps the key figure in the day-to-day financial operations of the University.