The two affiliated organizations selected Kristin Davitt to serve as vice chancellor for development and alumni relations and president of UPMC’s Medical and Health Sciences Foundation. This new position will raise funds for the university’s six health science schools and UPMC.
Ms. Davitt previously held fundraising roles at the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University.
“An inspiring leader, proven collaborator and innovator in development and alumni affairs, [Ms. Davitt] has all the ingredients to take the combined fundraising efforts at Pitt and UPMC to an entirely new level,” said University of Pittsburg Chancellor Patrick Gallagher.
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