Carol Hobson, director of foundation relations, brings nearly twenty-five years of University of California insight and experience to her work focused on securing support for arts, humanities, social sciences, global policy and related inter-disciplinary research efforts. She is a UC San Diego Muir College ’84 alumna, completing a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts/Film & Video prior to working for several years in the regional San Diego arts community. Carol joined the university’s Advancement Operations and Campaign unit in 2008, after serving UC San Diego for thirteen years as a Business Officer and two years as a Research Development Officer at UCLA.