As one of the oldest and most esteemed institutions of higher education in the United States, Yale University has a 322-year track record of excellence, innovation, and impact. This success has been fueled by one of the most committed and passionate alumni and donor bases in the world. This same commitment and passion are values that drive Yale’s development team. Believing that “humanity’s most complex issues can be solved by human ingenuity,” Yale has launched a campaign that will allow Yale to make bold investments for the greatest impact. Yale’s reach is local, national, and international.

The Opportunity

Yale seeks a University Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving to lead an extraordinarily talented team that works with the most generous and established foundations and corporate donors in the country. This University Director will join Yale in the second year of the public phase of a $7 billion campaign that will transform the University and numerous areas of research in the sciences and the humanities. This individual will play a critical role in this campaign, positioned centrally to explore and pursue the numerous intersections of sciences and the humanities while also raising support to advance groundbreaking research of the University’s preeminent scholars. Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Development and Campaign Director, the University Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving will lead a team of 15 development professionals.

This University Director will join Yale in its quest as it asks, “What are you for?” and to drive fundraising of transformational support to unlock Yale’s greatest potential. There has never been a more exciting time to be at Yale.