Team

Ron Steiger, Chief Financial Officer, joined the District in 2005 as Executive Director, Office of Financial Operations. Since that time he has served in the Superintendent’s Office of Special Projects, as well as Assistant Chief Budget Officer and Chief Budget Officer. His current assignment as Chief Financial Officer includes responsibility for traditional finance functions, in addition to procurement and risk management. Mr. Steiger received a Master in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. He is also a graduate of the Broad Residency in Urban Education and from the Council of Great City Schools’ Urban School Executives program.

Margarita (Magi) Betancourt joined the Miami-Dade County School District in 2006 and has held various administrative and leadership positions, most recently as Assistant Treasurer for the previous 8 years, before becoming the District’s treasurer in 2021. As treasurer for the school district, she manages a cash portfolio of up to $2 billion and debt program in excess of over $5 billion. Prior to her time at the School district, Magi worked both in public accounting and private industry. Magi is a Miami native, and holds BBA and MBA degrees, both from the University of Miami. She is also a graduate of the High Impact Leader Program with FIU’s top-ranked Center for Leadership.