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Howard J. Reddy

Biography

Howard J. Reddy serves UWF as the vice president for the Division of University Advancement, president for UWF Foundation, Inc. and chief executive officer for UWF Historic Trust. He is a member of the UWF senior leadership team and serves on the President's Cabinet.

In his role as vice president for University Advancement, Mr. Reddy provides executive leadership to the departments of the division.

As president for UWF Foundation, Mr. Reddy oversees the Foundation’s endowment investment pool, which exceeds $120 million, and serves as the institution’s chief philanthropic officer.

Mr. Reddy also serves as CEO of UWF Historic Trust, which is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Northwest Florida and includes management of properties in the Pensacola Historic District as well as the Pensacola Museum of Art and Arcadia Mill in Milton, Florida.

Additionally, Mr. Reddy oversees WUWF Public Media, which creates, acquires and distributes audio and video content through broadcast, web and community outreach.

Mr. Reddy was appointed as interim vice president for University Advancement in August 2017. During this time, he led the advancement team in closing the University’s historic 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign, which raised more than $64.7 million and included a number of historic gifts. He is currently leading the silent phase of a new capital campaign.

Mr. Reddy previously served as assistant vice president for University Advancement and director of Office of Community Engagement. He also served as a faculty member in both the music and theatre departments at UWF from 2012 to 2015.

A former Fulbright Scholar, he is a graduate of the Sutherland School of Law at University College Dublin in Ireland and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.