Vice President for Resource Development

Julie A. Lucas has served as the vice president for resource development at MIT since 2014. Read her biography.

Learn more about Julie’s perspective on leadership by listening to a recent interview with the WittKieffer Impactful Leaders podcast.

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About the Position

The Vice President for Resource Development is responsible for seeking private support for the Institute from individuals, foundations, and corporations. This includes oversight of the planning, development, and implementation of all aspects of MIT’s fundraising process such as communications to donors and prospects; prospect research; solicitation of individuals, foundations, and corporations; gift planning; managing volunteers; and donor stewardship. 

The Vice President for Resource Development collaborates closely with the president, provost, and chancellor and the vice presidents, deans, faculty, MIT Alumni Association, and volunteers to build philanthropic support for key academic and research priorities and to meet the needs of MIT students, support faculty creativity, and maintain the Institute’s world-class facilities.

Committees

Committees on which the vice president for resource development serves:

• Academic Council
• Building Committee
• Community Giving at MIT Steering Committee
• Gift Acceptance Committee
• Gift Policy Committee
• MIT Annual Giving Board
• MIT Corporation Development Committee
• MIT Corporation Visiting Committee

Reporting List

• External Relations
  • Communications
  • Design and Marketing
  • Donor Relations and Stewardship
  • Events

• Fundraising
  • Foundation Relations
  • Gift Planning
  • Individual Giving
  • Philanthropic Partnerships
• Operations
  • Development Planning and Initiatives
  • Finance and Operations
  • Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management
  • Information Technology
  • Strategic Information Management
    • Data Management and Governance
    • Prospect Development