Rachel McGuire is the assistant vice president and university controller. McGuire’s responsibilities include overseeing accounting and financial reporting, grant accounting, capital assets management, tax compliance, bond compliance, and financial analysis.  

Prior to her current position, McGuire was the director of Accounting and Financial Reporting for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), and provided accounting and finance support to the healthcare leadership. McGuire spent most of her career in healthcare at UIHC and the Carver College of Medicine in several finance and accounting positions.  

McGuire began her career in public accounting and holds a CPA license in the state of Iowa.  She earned an MBA with a certificate in leadership from the University of Iowa.