Nikki Berhane


Nikki Berhane Financial Analyst 213.821.6076 berhane@usc.edu

Nikki Berhane brings a wealth of knowledge and financial expertise to USC Stevens with over twenty years of experience in Finance and Accounting. Prior to joining USC Stevens, Nikki was the Budget Business Analyst at The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute at USC's School of Policy, Planning and Development, where she was responsible for the institute's budget and financial statements. Before joining USC, Nikki worked with Saint John's Hospital and Health Center for twelve years where her career progressed from Accountant to Financial Analyst. Some of her many responsibilities at Saint John's hospital included overseeing the hospital's cash management; balance sheet account analysis; FEMA and foundation billing and bank reconciliation. Nikki was able to help the hospital prevent fraud by streamlining the bank reconciliation process and implementing Positive Pay™. Nikki began her career at Northrop University where she was promoted from Accounts Receivable Supervisor to Staff Accountant. Nikki earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Team at USC Stevens

Krisztina Holly
Vice Provost
Executive Director

Communications

Elisa Wiefel
Director of Communications

Operations

Arnel Mendoza
Director of Information Technology

Gretchen Villaluz – Picazo
Executive Assistant to Vice Provost and Office Manager

Nikki Berhane
Finance / Business Analyst

Licensing Team

Joe Koepnick
Director of Licensing

Chris Moulding
Senior Licensing Associate, Health Science

Toni Gray
Senior Licensing Associate, Health Science

Bonnie Phan
Licensing / Marketing Specialist, Health Science

Cindy Santorelli
Licensing / Marketing Coordinator

Ed Beres
Licensing Associate

John Sweet
Licensing Associate

Joyce Williams
Administrative Assistant, Compliance

Keith Johnson
Senior Patent Advisor

Innovation Studies

Peter Beerel
Faculty Chair, Innovation Studies

Innovation Development

Juan Felipe Vallejo
Director of Innovation Development

Naming Donors

Mark and Mary Stevens