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Kristen Alipit was appointed assistant vice chancellor for campus business solutions within Finance and Business Strategy (FBS) in June 2025. She first joined FBS leadership as director of organizational effectiveness and engagement in April 2020.Ìý

Alipit hasÌýover 15 years of experience in higher education, including roles at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) where she led teams, managed budgets, and supported financial audits. Alipit’s experience at CU Boulder includes founding the Campus Business Services unit to offer shared services like procurement and budget reporting, enhancing campus-wide efficiency. She co-created the FBS Fellows program, training approximately 100 staff in leadership skills and launched the Innovation Buffs program to foster creative problem-solving through design thinking.Ìý

Alipit holds master's degrees in management and organizational leadership from Colorado State University and a bachelor's degree in psychology from the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18. Her certifications include Stanford d.school’s Design Thinking Bootcamp and facilitation for the FBS Dialogues and Working Effectively in Small Teams (WEST) programs.Ìý