Maria Gutierrez Martin
Vice President for UF Advancement
Maria Gutierrez Martin is an experienced higher education fundraising leader. She joined the University of Florida more than 15 years ago and now serves as Vice President of UF Advancement and Executive Vice President of the UF Foundation, Inc.
As UF’s senior advancement officer, she oversees a team of over 350 professionals whose efforts have contributed to the growth of the university’s $2.5 billion endowment and helped raise $500 million in each of the past two years. Martin provides innovative and strategic leadership for a wide range of initiatives, programs and day-to-day functions within UF Advancement, connecting donor passions and resources with UF’s mission to serve Floridians and the global Gator Nation.
Her leadership role spans annual, major, principal, mega and planned gifts; alumni and donor relations; philanthropic data and research; and the financial management and operations of the UF Advancement enterprise and UF Foundation.
Prior to her current role, Martin served two years as the Interim Vice President of UF Advancement and Interim Executive Vice President of the UF Foundation. Prior to that interim role, she served as Chief Development Officer and Associate Vice President of Development during UF’s highly successful $4.65 billion Go Greater campaign, which concluded in 2022. She also led UF Advancement’s Principal Gifts and Strategic Initiatives team and directed development and alumni affairs for UF’s education and fine arts colleges.