Philanthropist of the Year
This award is the highest recognition for an alumnus or other friend of the university who has made a noteworthy, university-wide impact or has supported or directed fundraising for a specific major university priority project. The recipient should be someone who has gone above and beyond the call of duty in providing the resources to make Miami a force for good in the world today and for decades to come.
Rick McVey’s Miami connections run deep. From his time as a student-athlete on the Miami golf team to serving on the Foundation Board, McVey has been a stalwart supporter of the university.
Look no further than the latest bond between McVey and Miami – the upcoming Richard M. McVey Data Science Building that will benefit Miami students for years to come.
McVey’s $20 million gift is central to making Miami’s vision of creating an academic epicenter for data science a reality.
“We are so grateful to Rick for his leadership, extraordinary generosity and his dedicated service to his alma mater,” said Miami President Greg Crawford.
A 1981 graduate of Miami, McVey was a co-captain of the golf team his senior season, the same year Miami captured the Mid-American Conference men’s golf championship.
After graduating with a degree in finance from Miami, McVey earned his MBA from Indiana University. He founded MarketAxess, a leading electronic platform for corporate bonds, in 2000 and has been the chairman and CEO since its inception. McVey has been a generous supporter of Miami students, endowing scholarships for Miami's golf program and for the Farmer School of Business.
The new data science building will house one of Miami’s newest departments, Emerging Technology in Business and Design, as well as the departments of statistics and mathematics, the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies, and the Center for Analytics and Data Science. The building will also facilitate transdisciplinary partnership with other related fields from the Farmer School of Business and the College of Engineering and Computing.