Rebecca Ivins joined the UVA Foundation in July 2025 as Research Parks Director, bringing extensive private sector experience to lead the expansion and attraction of innovative companies to the North Fork.

With a career spanning business development and construction management roles at leading firms like Hourigan Group, Gilbane, and Jones Lang LaSalle, she has consistently focused on building partnerships and strengthening communities. A dedicated civic leader known throughout Virginia for her commitment to workforce development, infrastructure, and defense affairs, Rebecca has served in key roles with the Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce and the Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development. 

Rebecca attended the University of Akron and earned a mini-MBA from the University of Richmond. In her personal time, she is a golf enthusiast and has enjoyed watching her four children grow into adults.