Senior Vice President, Development and Public Affairs, UTHealth Houston
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Kevin J. Foyle, MBA, CFRE, is the senior vice president of development and public affairs for UTHealth Houston, where he oversees all aspects of UTHealth Houston’s development program including principal, planned, major, and annual gifts; corporate and foundation relations; alumni and donor relations and communications; and development operations and compliance, as well as the university’s external and internal communications.
Since 2013, Foyle has managed the development programs, including the university’s first comprehensive funding campaign, “Many Faces. One Mission.,” which raised $534 million to carry out UTHealth Houston’s mission to educate health science professionals, discover and translate advances in the biomedical and social sciences, and model the best practices in clinical care and public health. Under his leadership, UTHealth Houston has received several transformational gifts, including a $75 million gift from the John P. McGovern Foundation, a $25 million gift from Jane and Robert Cizik, a $25 million commitment from the John S. Dunn Foundation, and a $22 million gift from Brad McWilliams. He has also played an integral role in elevating the brand of UTHealth Houston through a variety of strategic awareness initiatives.
Foyle has nearly 35 years of development experience based in the Houston community. Before joining UTHealth Houston, he served in multiple roles at Rice University, culminating as the associate vice president for development, directing a $1 billion centennial campaign. Previously, he raised major gifts for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center within their $351 million campaign. Prior to that, Foyle was the director of institutional advancement at Texas Chiropractic College, where he oversaw fundraising, alumni, and public relations.
He volunteers on the advisory board of the Hermann Park Conservancy, as a senior fellow in the American Leadership Forum, and as a Fulbright Specialist. Additionally, he served as the chair of the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the largest organization of charitable fundraisers in the world. In 2024, he was awarded the Welch Award for Lifetime Achievement in Fundraising after being named the Outstanding Fundraising Executive of the Year in 2017.
Foyle is a graduate of Trinity University and of the University of Houston-Clear Lake with a master’s degree in business administration.