Michele Scaringella

Michele Scaringella was formerly the Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer of CBS Television Stations, a division of the former ViacomCBS. In this role, Michele oversaw financial operations and strategic planning and analytics for twenty-eight television stations located across the US.

Michele began her 27-year career in media and entertainment with the multinational conglomerate, Viacom. Initially hired to spearhead financial reporting as the company was expanding, Michele went on to lead strategic planning, and collaborated with treasury, tax, investor relations and legal on all SEC matters for the combined company. Michele was elevated to Senior Vice President Internal Audit for CBS, upon its separation from Viacom in 2006, and was responsible for risk management, governance and compliance across its entertainment, cable networks, publishing, and local media segments. Michele was then tapped to bring her business acumen to divisional operations and assumed the role of EVP & CFO, CBS Television Stations, a position she held for 11 years.

Michele earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Lehigh in 1990. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she also became a Certified Public Accountant. She has previously served on the Lehigh Accounting Program Advisory Board and is a Big Sister through Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC.