Sheila Baldwin is president and chief executive officer of the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, where she leads the organization’s mission to advance the University of Iowa through engagement and philanthropy.

Before assuming the role on May 4, 2026, Sheila held a series of progressive leadership roles at the UI Center for Advancement, including chief fundraiser for University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, vice president for health sciences development, and, most recently, senior vice president for development. In that role, she oversaw fundraising efforts spanning health care, athletics, academic units, and the performing arts campus.

Sheila was a founding member of the modern-era University of Iowa Dance Marathon as a student and was later the first inductee into the UI Dance Marathon Hall of Fame.

Sheila earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the UI Henry B. Tippie College of Business. She and her husband, Brad, have two children, Sasha and Kira.