Jamie Calantropio
@jamiecalantropio
Finance Director specializing in cloud & GenAI cost strategy, FinOps, and executive-ready decision support.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Finance Director with 25+ years of experience, including 13+ years at RELX/LexisNexis leading financial decision support for a global IT infrastructure and cloud portfolio now covering $100M+ in annual spend. I build capacity-driven financial models with Engineering and Operations, turning technical consumption assumptions into defensible cost guidance for product and investment decisions.
I drive five consecutive years of ~10% year-over-year operating cost reductions and I negotiate directly with AWS, Azure, OpenAI, and Anthropic across savings plans, reserved capacity, and enterprise agreements. As a FinOps Certified Practitioner, I serve as the finance persona between Global Technology Finance and the enterprise FinOps practice to keep cost accountability embedded in cloud governance, backed by real-time dashboards built in Codex.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Finance Director, Cloud & GenAI
RELX (LexisNexis)
Oct 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Managed financial strategy for $100M+ annual spend across AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Built capacity-driven GenAI cost models and vendor-negotiation plans, and delivered cloud/GenAI cost dashboards in Codex to improve real-time visibility into spend and budget performance.
IT Infrastructure Finance Lead
RELX (LexisNexis)
Mar 2013 - Present (13 years 3 months)
Owned the consolidated global expense budget for RELX IT Infrastructure & Services with accountability for accuracy and performance. Drove five consecutive years of ~10% year-over-year operating expense reductions, and designed/maintained the IT service recharge/chargeback model used across the enterprise.
Finance Manager, Revenue & Customer
RELX (LexisNexis)
Dec 2008 - Mar 2013 (4 years 3 months)
Led implementation of LexisNexis IT Usage-Based Pricing to shift internal behaviors and reduce IT infrastructure spend. Partnered with 80+ internal customers to identify and execute cost reductions, and implemented ComSci chargeback automation to eliminate manual invoicing and improve accuracy.
Senior Financial Analyst, Finance
Johnson & Johnson
Jan 2005 - Dec 2008 (3 years 11 months)
Provided finance support for Transfusion Medicine sales and marketing, building business cases, revenue/profit forecasts, and price promotion analyses. Served as finance project manager for the $120M M&D U.S. Order-to-Cash program and built a $30M supplemental funding request, including IT operational capital/expense reporting.
Utility Expense & Capital Planning Analyst
Linens N Things
Sep 2002 - Jan 2005 (2 years 4 months)
Managed a $34M utility expense budget across 500 retail locations and an $85M capital budget. Conducted ROI/payback analysis for capital and energy initiatives and implemented invoice payment and usage analysis software.
Financial Analyst, Aftermarket Services
Pratt & Whitney
Jul 1999 - Sep 2002 (3 years 2 months)
Provided financial planning and reporting support to controllers at 20 global repair facilities, supporting business plan development and customer proposals. Completed a rotational Financial Leadership Program while managing SG&A and capital budget support for aftermarket operations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Hartford
Master of Science in Business Management, Financial Management
Grade: 4.0 (GPA)
Earned a Master of Science in Business Management with a concentration in Financial Management. GPA: 4.0.
Bryant University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance
Grade: 3.9 (GPA)
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. GPA: 3.9.
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