Beth Walkenbach

Beth Walkenbach creates and maintains relationships with life science companies alongside Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships Shannon Braun.

Walkenbach has over 17 years of experience in higher education spanning positions in departments including student services and experience, athletics, admissions, and alumni development. Her current focus on corporate partnership allows her to combine the best of her previous experience as she applies a mission-driven approach to recruiting industry collaborators for the benefit of the motivated and talented students at KGI.

Walkenbach earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Cornell University. She and her family make their home in Claremont where she enjoys leading and taking yoga classes in the community, being involved in her daughters’ extracurricular pursuits, and cheering on the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletics programs thanks to her husband’s position as Head Baseball Coach.