Margot Neufeld

Margot Jenson Neufeld is the Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs and works collaboratively with CU Boulder Advancement and campus leadership teams to develop, implement, and achieve strategic goals that drive impactful fundraising and engagement results. She reports to the Vice Chancellor for Advancement (VCA) and oversees advancement efforts for the College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School & Libraries, School of Education, College of Engineering, Colorado Law, Leeds School of Business, College of Music, Parent Giving and Boulder Advancement Programs and College of Media, Communication, and Information to achieve fundraising and engagement goals.

Margot has spent her entire career in education: first in the admission office at the University of Southern California and then at The Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas, TX. Moving to advancement, she held development positions at the Catholic Education Foundation in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA. She joined CU Boulder in 2005 and served in advancement leadership roles in the School of Education, Parent Giving and Boulder Advancement Programs, and the College of Arts and Sciences.

Margot has Colorado roots—her grandmother was born and raised in Pueblo, and her mother attended CU in the early 1960s. Margot grew up in the southwest but was raised on stories of Farrand Hall, the CU Ski Team, and Boulder. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she was a four-year student-athlete in rowing and, as a senior, was selected as both team co-captain and a member of the All Pac-10 rowing team.

Margot and her husband, Ron, are proud parents of two Buffs.