Darrell Duncan 

Business Office

Vice President of Finance

Biography

Darrell W. Duncan, CPA, MAcc, MBA

Darrell Duncan was appointed the VP of Finance at Lipscomb University on July 15, 2020.  Prior to his appointment, Duncan helped Lipscomb achieve its record breaking growth as AVP of Finance through strategic financial analysis, lean six sigma competencies, and his outstanding finance and operations teams.  Duncan is also entrepreneurial and has started various private equity companies. Prior to Lipscomb, Duncan was treasurer of the city of Brentwood, TN and helped improve the city's public bond rating and increased public safety.  Before serving as treasurer, Duncan was an audit and tax professional at KraftCPAs in Nashville, TN, where his experience included for-profit entities, not-for-profit and governmental entities.  Duncan is currently a VP of SACUBO (the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers).   Duncan is an actively licensed CPA in the state of Tennessee with a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the University of Villanova.  Duncan has a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Alabama and a Master of Business Administration degree from Lipscomb University.  Duncan has also served as a volunteer finance reviewer for SACSCOC (the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) on offsite and onsite accreditation visits.