Kirsten Buckley is the Associate Director of Development - Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is responsible for development across two of the four academic divisions at the University, and the Ashmolean and Pitt Rivers Museums.

Kirsten has over a decade of experience in major gift fundraising, including as Head of Development - Foundations and Corporations at the University of Oxford, Head of Corporate Partnerships at the University of Bath, and Major Donor Manager at international development NGO, Hope and Homes for Children. Prior to becoming a fundraiser, she worked in sales as Account Executive at the Guardian Media Group. Kirsten has a BA in Popular Music and Recording from the University of Salford, and an Executive MBA from the University of Bath.