President Richard C. Levin today announced the appointment of Inge Reichenbach as Yale University ‘s vice president for development.
Reichenbach has served as Cornell University ‘s vice president of alumni affairs and development since 1995, where she led the school to record giving.
“Inge Reichenbach brings a wealth of experience to a task that is of critical importance to Yale’s future,” Levin said. “The breadth and depth of her knowledge of the academic enterprise is outstanding, and the entire officer team at Yale is impressed by her strategic understanding of the challenges involved in fundraising today.”
Reichenbach, who will assume her position at Yale in June, said, “I couldn’t be more delighted to join Yale and become part of a truly outstanding team under the leadership of Rick Levin. I very much look forward to leading Yale’s fundraising efforts with its impressive and dedicated development staff. Together, I am confident, we will make the upcoming campaign a resounding success.”
Under Reichenbach’s leadership, Cornell recorded its all-time high of $386 million in giving last year, placing it third among peer institutions in overall giving and first in the category of alumni giving. Prior to assuming her vice president post at Cornell, she was director of the school’s successful $1.5 billion capital campaign from 1988 to 1995. She also served at Cornell as director of development for its College of Arts and Sciences.
In addition to her widely respected work at Cornell, Reichenbach has served as director of corporate giving at Colonial Williamsburg and as director of development at Wesleyan University .A native of Germany , Reichenbach earned degrees in classical and romance philology at Heidelberg .
Levin expressed gratitude to Acting Vice President Joan O’Neill, who has led Yale’s development office for six months while the search for a permanent vice president was conducted. O’Neill will resume her duties as associate vice president for development.
