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Jared Bienemann

Chief Development Officer at Buena Vista University

Jared Bienemann currently serves as the Chief Development Officer at Buena Vista University, a position held since June 2025. Prior experience includes roles as Vice President for College Advancement at Simpson College from June 2022 to June 2025, and various positions at Buena Vista University from September 2020 to June 2022, including Assistant Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director of Development. Earlier experience at The University of Iowa Center for Advancement spanned from May 2016 to September 2020, where Jared was Director of Development and Associate Director of Development. Also notable is tenure at Cornell College as Associate Director of Development from May 2014 to April 2016, as well as freelance contracting work in broadcast media from July 2006 to May 2014 for major networks including ABC, CBS, and ESPN. In addition, Jared held multiple roles at GreatAmerica Financial Services from August 2007 to January 2012. Jared graduated from Coe College with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Communication Studies between 2004 and 2007.

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Buena Vista University

BVU is a community of doers, cultivators, and creators who believe in transformative higher education. At BVU, they possess an innate instinct to build. It’s rooted in their identity as Beavers and in their belief that they can and should better the world around us. They are an institution forging new ways of learning and serving.


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