Tariro Chapinduka

Hopkins Schools has selected Tariro Chapinduka to be the next director of business services. Chapinduka is a seasoned school finance leader with a record of financial re-engineering, scaling strategic plans and driving change. His experience in financial leadership and management in the public sector spans over a decade.

Since 2015, Chapinduka has served as the executive director of finance for Minneapolis Public Schools where he was responsible for the overall fiscal management of the district. Under his leadership, the district balanced its budget after many years of deficits and won the Association of School Business Officials Meritorious Budget Award and the Minnesota Department of Education Financial Award. Before joining Minneapolis Public Schools, he served in finance leadership roles at Omaha Public Schools from 2012-15. He also worked for the Nebraska Department of Revenue as a forensic auditor from 2008-12.