Andrew Shaindlin
Associate Vice President for Advancement
Carnegie Mellon University

Find Andy online:

Twitter: @alumnifutures
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alumnifutures  
Website: http://www.alumnifutures.com

Andy Shaindlin recently joined Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa., as the associate vice president for advancement, overseeing alumni relations and annual giving. He has worked in alumni relations since 1989, at Brown University (his alma mater), the University of Michigan and the California Institute of Technology. Most recently, he operated his own consulting business under the Alumni Futures name, helping organizations to understand and deploy community-enabling technologies.

Shaindlin has presented internationally at dozens of conferences, and has published articles, white papers and book chapters on topics in advancement. He maintains the Alumni Futures blog (www.alumnifutures.com) where he writes about ideas, trends and new directions in educational advancement.

Shaindlin has chaired the CASE Commission on Alumni Relations, and served on the CASE Board of Trustees. He received the CASE Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006. He holds a master's degree in education.