About

Mr. Sledge serves as the Vice President and Chief Business Officer of the CRA. In his role, he provides strategic oversight for growing the CRA’s reach and impact by developing partnerships with academic, industry, government, and foundation research programs.  

Mr. Sledge is an accomplished financial leader with 30 years of experience in the academic, medical, and research fields. Prior to joining the CRA, he served as CFO for the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health, where he was responsible for financial oversight of the education, research, and clinical care missions. His extensive financial management and leadership experience includes serving as CFO of the Duke Clinical Research and Translational Medicine Institutes and leadership positions in two contract research organizations. Additionally, he served as Senior VP and CFO of Strategic Technologies, a large systems integrator. He started his career in the Entrepreneurial Services division of the Raleigh office of Ernst & Young.

Education:

• BS Accounting, Barton College

Certifications:

• Business Strategy, University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Licenses:

• CPA, NC (Inactive)