Conference Chair

Brian Kish
Senior Vice President, Development
University of Arizona Foundation

Brian Kish serves as the senior vice president for development at the University of Arizona Foundation (UAF). He is a member of the executive management team of UAF and oversees the offices of annual giving, communications, corporate and foundation relations, strategic prospect development and analytics, gift planning, special events and stewardship. He is a part-time consultant for Campbell & Company based in Chicago, Ill., serving clients in elevating their development, and more specifically annual giving and operations. As a development professional and consultant, Kish has worked with clients and institutions throughout the world including universities in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Previously, he served as assistant vice president for advancement at Salve Regina University, senior director of development/assistant campaign manager for the University of California Irvine Medical Center, and director of annual giving at Iowa State University.

Kish is a frequent speaker for CASE and AFP conferences having served as chair or faculty on 35 development conferences and making more than 100 professional presentations. He has been awarded the CASE Crystal Apple for teaching excellence; the youngest person to ever receive this honor. Additionally, he hosts collaborative benchmarking meetings for Target Analytics, a Blackbaud Company.

CASE Crystal Apple Award winner for excellence in teaching.