Rachel Render 

Executive Vice President for Advancement 

Rachel Render is the executive vice president for alumni and development at Davenport University. She brings extensive leadership experience in institutional advancement and is responsible for driving meaningful engagement with alumni and increasing philanthropic support.

Prior to joining Davenport in 2019, Render served as a senior director within the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, working with alumni and donors in New York City and Chicago. Before joining the University of Colorado Boulder, she was with the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, where she led the school to complete the $65 million Rice Centennial Campaign. She also served in a progression of assistant and associate director roles in development and alumni relations at the University of Michigan for eight years, primarily within the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Render is a Central Michigan University graduate with a business administration degree.