Jill Bond serves as the associate vice president of foundation relations at the Rutgers University Foundation. In her role with the Foundation, she is responsible for Rutgers-wide engagement with private foundations. Jill and her team focus on identifying funding to support Rutgers faculty engaged in innovative and novel approaches to addressing societal needs. Before joining Rutgers in August 2017, Jill served as the Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to moving to Austin, Texas, Jill lived in Washington, DC where she served in similar positions at both George Washington University and George Mason University. From 2015-2017, Jill served on the national board of the Network of Academic Corporate Relations Officers. Previous to her career in university fundraising, Jill spent nearly two-decade working in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill, in non-profit advocacy and public affairs consulting. She hold a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.