The University of California, Berkeley seeks its next vice chancellor (VC) for university development and alumni relations (UDAR), a visionary leader able to take Berkeley’s successful development and alumni relations efforts to new heights.
Partnering with Berkeley’s new Chancellor, Richard Lyons, for whom advancing philanthropic success is a key priority, the next VC will join Berkeley at a pivotal moment. The VC will be an active partner with the chancellor, provost, deans, and other senior leaders in the campus’s strategic planning, working with these leaders to design the philanthropic campaign that will support the campus's strategic plan. As a member of the chancellor’s senior management team, the VC will be expected to provide meaningful input on the full range of issues facing the campus; hence, contemporary and comprehensive knowledge of higher education is highly desired.
Berkeley seeks a strategic VC who demonstrates a strong commitment to sustaining a world-class fundraising and engagement enterprise, someone who will guide a robust comprehensive program adaptable to a changing social, educational, and fundamental research climate, and an expanding role for the university to play in technological innovation. A data-informed risk-taker and decision-maker, the VC will implement the necessary enhancements to UDAR’s infrastructure and processes to best position Berkeley to respond effectively and efficiently to the evolving nature of philanthropy; to enhance donor pipelines at all levels; and to deepen the strong philanthropic ties between the university and its supporters. Working closely with the UDAR team, as well as with development colleagues across the university, the VC will build upon the campus’s remarkable momentum and philanthropic success, including building upon the recently concluded Light the Way: The Campaign for Berkeley, which raised more than $7.37 billion, the largest total in history for any public university and for any university without a medical school.
The search team has synthesized the information received through the listening sessions and the online survey. We have now produced a detailed VCUDAR leadership profile. Please feel free to share this profile broadly. In addition, the search firm will use this information to reach out to potential candidates. It is important that we build a strong and diverse pool of qualified candidates. Any inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website.
This search process is following the standard process of all Senior Management Group (SMG) searches, including the need for Regental approval once a finalist is selected. Please review the SMG Search FAQ for more information.
The job announcement, including the leadership profile, timeline, and search advisory committee list are on the EVCP website. Questions may be referred to our campus’s SMG search manager, Kristine Lee Wilby.
Sincerely,
Richard K. Lyons
Chancellor
Benjamin E. Hermalin
Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost
Questions about the search can be directed to Kristine Lee Wilby at kristineleewilby@berkeley.edu.
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