Susanna Olivarez

Susanna Olivarez, MBA, CFRE, CTCM, currently serves as the Associate Director of Contracts and Procurement at The University of Texas System since February 2022. Previously, Susanna held various leadership positions at Seton Foundations from October 2015 to February 2022, including Senior Director of Operations and Grant Fund Manager. At St. Edward's University, Susanna taught marketing as an Adjunct Marketing Professor from August 2005 to December 2016. Additionally, Susanna managed finance, budgeting, operations, payroll, procurement, and record groups as an Administrative Services Officer II at The University of Texas at Austin from April 2010 to October 2015. Prior roles include working in tax and accounting at Compass/Guaranty Bank and as a Senior Operations Manager at Dell, Inc., where Susanna implemented operational strategies for call centers. Susanna holds an MBA in Marketing and Management from Texas McCombs School of Business, a Master's in Public Affairs with a focus on Higher Education Administration from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Government from The University of Texas at Austin.