Renate Guilford, MPA

Renate Guilford serves as the Vice Provost of Academic Administration at George Mason University. In this role, she is responsible for providing effective and efficient management of institutional resources, activities, and processes for the Office of the Provost. Her portfolio includes resource allocation and alignment, business analyses, modeling, communications, partnership development, and management of the administrative, budget, and personnel operations for the Office of the Provost and the offices for which it has direct oversight. 

Ms. Guilford joined Mason in 1991 as an analyst in the Summer Term Office, later advancing to the role of Director. During her tenure as Director, Ms. Guilford helped Mason’s schools and colleges maximize their resource allocation by providing insight on course enrollment data which led to one of the largest Summer Term programs in the Commonwealth. In 2007, she was appointed Assistant Provost for Enrollment Planning and Administration where she led the budget, faculty personnel, and enrollment planning initiatives for the university.  

Ms. Guilford has extensive expertise in all aspects of academic operations and drives critical analysis and planning for several of Mason’s strategic initiatives. She has led the Provost’s Office in facilitating numerous change initiatives across Mason, including the development of new academic programs, the restructuring of administrative functions, and helping to launch Mason’s international campuses and partnerships. She played a key role in establishing the Honors College and continues to support its ongoing success. Ms. Guilford provides leadership and support to new academic enterprises, research administration, and multiple other efforts within and across Mason’s schools and central support units. 

Ms. Guilford holds both an undergraduate and graduate degree in Public Administration from George Mason University.

Education

MPA, Public Administration, George Mason University  
BS, Public Administration, George Mason University