A research-oriented public university was seeking – without success – a vice president of development and alumni relations who could build an organization.

The institution turned to Leodas Search Group, and we recruited a vice president from another public university in a different region of the country.

Within his first year-plus on the job, the vice president recruited 30 new members to the 60-person advancement team that raised $20 million, established a major gifts culture, revamped all systems, launched a grateful patient program at the medical center, and built bridges to faculty and academic leadership.