Ryan Buchholdt is the UAA vice chancellor for Administrative Services, having served in the role since June 2022. In this role, Buchholdt oversees services related to finance and budgeting, facilities management, information technology, campus safety and security, event management, and employee experience. He collaborates closely with all members of the UAA Executive Council in support of UAA’s mission.

Buchholdt has served in a number of leadership positions within UAA Administrative Services for nearly a decade. He was appointed interim budget director in April 2020 and subsequently permanent budget director in December 2021. Prior to leading the UAA Budget Office, Buchholdt served as deputy director for Facilities and Campus Services, interim director of Environmental Health and Safety/Risk Management, sustainability and business manager for Facilities and Campus Services, and business manager for Facilities and Campus Services.

Throughout his career at UAA, Buchholdt has been involved in leadership roles and decision-making units that helped lead the university through unprecedented situations. Perhaps most consequential has been his role on the Incident Management Team, which he has held since 2017. In this role, he stepped in as incident commander during the 2018 magnitude 7.1 Anchorage Cook Inlet Earthquake and was a key leader throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also held positions on the Staff Council and a number of committees, such as the Campus Planning Advisory Board, Facilities Space Planning Committee, Accreditation Advisory Committee, Master Plan Steering Committee and most recently, the Onboarding Steering Committee. Through these and other affiliations, he consistently advocates for student-centered process improvements that promote student success and the university’s overall mission.

Buchholdt is a UAA alumnus and served as USUAA student body president during his time as a student. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and a Master of Business Administration in Leadership and Business Intelligence and Analytics.