Eric Aboaf

Eric Aboaf is Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at State Street, a global financial services and bank holding company. There, Aboaf is responsible for all Finance functions and M&A, as well as joint oversight for Corporate Strategy. The Finance functions that he oversees include Treasury, Controllership, Tax, Financial Planning & Analysis, Business Unit Finance and Investor Relations. He also oversees the State Street Global Markets and Global Credit Finance Businesses in support of the client franchise and is responsible for Corporate Services, including both Procurement and Real Estate. In addition, Aboaf is a member of the Executive Committee, the company’s most senior strategy and policy-making team.

Aboaf joined State Street in December 2016 from Citizens Financial Group where he was CFO with responsibility for all finance functions and corporate development. Prior to this role, Aboaf was with Citigroup for 12 years, where he served as the Global Treasurer following his role as the CFO of the institutional client group, which included the custody business.

Aboaf earned his master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in computer science and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in both business and engineering. He is the Board Chair for the New York City Urban Debate League and on the Board Executive Committee of the Boston Ballet as well as a board member for Humanities New York. He was named one of the Boston Business Journal’s 2024 CFOs of the Year.