Campaign
Volunteer Leaders

What Starts Here starts with you

The University of Texas at Austin is preparing to launch the What Starts Here campaign — the most ambitious fundraising effort in our history. Committed volunteer leaders set an example for Longhorn Nation through their leadership, passion and personal investments, and will ensure transformative impact on our students, faculty and ability to change the world.

Our campaign volunteer leaders’ generosity, leadership and vision for UT make them some of the university’s most valued partners.

Corporate Champions Council

Members of the Corporate Champions Council represent some of UT’s most philanthropic partners. They advise university leaders, build enterprise-level connections and accelerate the impact of the What Starts Here campaign through corporate partnership.

Tamara Fields

Austin Office Managing Director & South Market Unit Director of Operations

Sylvia Herrera-Alaniz

Principal Enterprise Account Manager

Eric Van Hensbergen

Fellow

Adrianna Bernal

Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs

Eric Sirgo

Vice President - Facilities, Design and Solutions

Eric R. Davis

Global Completions Chief

"UT is a source of innovation, inspiration and academic achievement — part of the beating heart of Austin. Without UT, our community would not thrive as it does now."

Heather McKissick

Executive Vice President, University Federal Credit Union

Karen Plotkin

Senior Vice President, America’s Client Solutions, Sales

Katherine Shappley

VP Client Success, Commerce

Katharine McAden

Head of Public Policy and External Affairs, South

"The University of Texas at Austin is developing our future leaders. UT’s ability to attract amazing talent, coupled with their leveraging of technology, will help solve some of the world’s most complicated problems."

Matt Renner

President, US Enterprise, Microsoft Corporation

Winell Herron

Group Vice President - Public Affairs, Environmental Affairs and Diversity & Inclusion

Claire Vishik

Intel Fellow

Our partnership with UT is invaluable. The University Co-op was founded more than 125 years ago to provide UT students with course materials and that continues today. Together, we’ve been able to maximize our impact on students through scholarship and engagement. Together, we empower students to change the world."

Cheryl Phifer

President and CEO, University Co-op

Cheryl Mills-Knight

Vice President of Brand and Culture

Matt Renner

President - US Enterprise

Chad Houston

Energy Storage Technology Manager

Tony Almeida

Head of Contracting and Procurement Americas, Lubricants

"UT understands partnership and how to cultivate high-performing students who will do well in any corporate setting. I believe UT has the right mix of research, innovation and education needed for today’s ever-changing environment."

Tamara Fields

Austin Office Managing Director & South Market Unit Director of Operations, Accenture