Carol L. Moss has been named UCSF's vice chancellor, University Development and Alumni Relations. Joining UCSF on October 1 and reporting to Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Moss most recently served as chairman of Institutional Relations and Development at the Cleveland Clinic.

Moss joined the Cleveland Clinic in 2002 as vice chairman of Institutional Development and executive director of the Campaign for the Cleveland Clinic. She was named chairman in 2007. During Moss' tenure, the Cleveland Clinic's annual private support nearly doubled to $183 million in 2008. Previously, Moss was assistant vice president for University Development at Ohio State University where she managed the major gifts program, raising a record-setting $310 million in 2002. She also held development positions at Case Western Reserve University, University of Pittsburgh and Slippery Rock University.

While at the Cleveland Clinic, Moss is credited with many accomplishments, including involving more physicians and volunteers in philanthropic efforts, developing a highly focused donor-centered program, recruiting talented development professionals from across the country, and leading an effort to plan and execute the organization's first billion dollar campaign.

Moss will be responsible for vital fundraising efforts at UCSF, including the effort to raise $600 million to build a new children's, women's specialty and cancer hospital complex adjacent to the Mission Bay biomedical campus and a $150 million campaign to support a nationally recognized program in integrated neuroscience research. Additionally, she will be vice president of the UCSF Foundation, which promotes the interests of UCSF and the UCSF Medical Center principally through fundraising efforts.

"Carol has both the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience that is critical to driving the philanthropic program at UCSF," said Desmond-Hellmann. "Carol's track record speaks to her ability to galvanize an institution's development efforts to ensure that its mission is broadly understood and widely supported."

The chancellor continued, "As we cope with multimillion dollar budget reductions caused by the state's budget crisis, it is imperative that we strengthen our development program so UCSF continues to excel at the leading edge of scientific discovery, patient care and graduate–level education in the life sciences and health professions."