Toby Barnett
Interim Vice President for Advancement
Mr. Toby Barnett has served at Baylor University since 2006 and has held a variety of leadership positions supporting the philanthropic enterprise of the University. In addition to serving as interim vice president for advancement, he holds the title of associate vice president for advancement and director of the Give Light campaign, which has successfully generated more than $1.3 billion in philanthropic support for the University. Mr. Barnett also provides leadership and guidance for alumni engagement efforts at Baylor.
Mr. Barnett has provided leadership through the President’s Scholarship Initiative, a $100 million effort to build scholarships at Baylor, and he also had a significant role in fundraising for McLane Stadium and the Foster Campus for Business and Innovation.
Mr. Barnett is a 1994 graduate of Baylor, where he earned a BA in sociology and was a member of the Baylor Chamber of Commerce. He began his professional career with significant roles at the American Cancer Society, the Baptist General Convention of Missouri, and the University of Missouri, where he supported the provost in generating philanthropic resources for the For All We Call Mizzou Campaign. In 2006, Mr. Barnett returned to Baylor to lead the Houston regional development office.
He and his wife, Trista (BSEd ’93), have three children: Brooks (BBA ’23) and current Baylor students Chloe and Owen. They are members of Harris Creek Baptist Church.
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