Michele Schiele

Michele was announced as Boston University’s Senior Vice President for Advancement in March 2025. Building on the momentum of a new, dynamic University president, she has been engaging with the Boston University community to build lifelong relationships and secure impactful philanthropy to advance her alma mater.

Prior to joining Boston University, Michele served at Stanford University for 14 years, most recently as deputy vice president for development. At Stanford, Michele helped translate its ten-year vision into a university-wide development effort and directed its implementation. Prior to that, Michele led the planning, launch and execution of a development campaign for Stanford Medicine, resulting in the beautiful new Stanford Hospital, new financial resources for graduate students and faculty, and investments for new lines of research across the School of Medicine.

Michele also served in many leadership capacities at the University of Chicago. Her last role was interim vice president for alumni relations and development for the University of Chicago, and vice president and associate dean for development at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC). She serves on the board of her alma mater, the Academy of Our Lady of Peace, and has served in advisory capacities for Boston University and her other alma mater Northwestern University.

Michele is passionate about lifelong learning, building community, and working collaboratively to provide opportunity for all with the goal of helping others become their best selves. She enjoys being with family and friends, exploring new cultures, helping others, and taking on challenging workouts. She lives with her husband of 33 years, and, now, serendipitously, in the same city as her two adult sons Alec and Luke.