Bill Abraham

Bill Abraham

Director of Development
University of London
Speaker

Bio

Bill is an experienced fundraising professional with 20 years’ experience gained at the LSE, University of Cambridge and now the University of London.

Bill established the first Development Office for the central University of London in 2015, building a team of more than 20, which has seen year-on-year increases in philanthropic income.
Prior to this, Bill was a senior member of the team at LSE that successfully closed the £100m ‘Campaign for LSE’ in 2008. He then moved to Cambridge in 2010, establishing the Development Office at Sidney Sussex College, during which time the University of Cambridge closed the UK’s first £1billion campaign, before returning to LSE in 2014 as interim Director of Development.  Before his career in advancement, Bill worked for Shell UK and as a consultant for GlaxoWellcome. 

Bill is an active mentor for many people in the education and charity sectors.  He has completed the London marathon three times, including running as a blue porcupine for Sidney Sussex College in 2012.