I'm on a mission

My work has been featured in…

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

CASE Currents Magazine

Engineering Development Forum

The Philanthropy Podcast

EAB Research

CASE DiStrict i Conference

CASE District VII Conference

CASE Summit for Advancement Leaders

Medical Development Forum

Planned Giving Group of New England Annual Conference

Thank you for visiting! I'm exploring the ties between philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and Higher Ed.

At the center of this work is the concept of pre-exit philanthropy, sometimes known as a founders pledge, a vehicle for alumni giving that aligns the goals of universities and their alumni entrepreneurs. I practice this relatively new fundraising discipline as part of my work leading major gifts efforts in some of the country’s most dynamic institutions in Higher Ed and beyond.

I've helped build solutions at Dartmouth and UC Berkeley, and have presented at CASE and CARA regional conferences. I was an invited delegate to the 2017 Kauffman Foundation ESHIP Summit in Kansas City. You can read more about this work in the Mar/Apr 2017 issue of CASE Currents, in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. 

This blog is a labor of love. I hope you find it useful! Together we can accelerate the cycle of education, innovation, and philanthropy.