Community Transit Names Eunjoo Greenhouse as Chief Financial Officer

Veteran King County finance leader to oversee agency’s Finance and Administration Department

Snohomish County, Wash. – Community Transit today announced that Eunjoo Greenhouse has been named the agency’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Greenhouse will lead the Finance and Administration Department, which includes the finance, accounting, procurement & parts, and general administration divisions. She will join Community Transit on October 24.

Greenhouse has more than 20 years of financial leadership experience, including her current role where she has served for seven years as Deputy Finance Director for King County’s Finance and Business Operations Division. In this role, she oversees a team of 180, successfully led coordination of more than $700 million in federal grants operations and deployed a new procurement system. Other roles Greenhouse has held include Senior Administrator for King County’s Public Health Environmental Health Division, Business and Finance Officer for King County Metro, and Budget Analyst for King County’s Executive Budget Office.

Greenhouse is certified as a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma and is a King County Certified Coach. During her career, Greenhouse has used her training and experience to lead Lean culture change efforts, implement equity and social justice initiatives, and focus on consistently improving employee engagement.

“Eunjoo is an impressive leader who has a proven track record of establishing financial strategy and operations while also successfully and thoughtfully supporting teams through cultural and organizational changes,” said Community Transit CEO Ric Ilgenfritz. “I look forward to partnering with her and the team to maintain the agency’s financial health while also developing and implementing long-range financial plans and policies that will help us continue to deliver on our vision and mission.” 

“Community Transit has an incredible Finance and Administration team that is committed to ensuring excellence in financial stewardship,” said Greenhouse. “I am excited and honored to lead this team as the agency transitions to its next chapter and continues to evolve to meet the changing transportation needs of the people of Snohomish County.” 

Greenhouse earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at the Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. In her free time, she loves to spend time hiking, skiing, or traveling with her husband Stephen, and their two young children Zoe and Alex.