Nicole Fonsh recently returned to Massachusetts to join Harvard Law School as the director of prospect development.

Previously, she spent five years as the director of prospect development at The New School where she was responsible for providing strategic vision, leadership, and planning for the university’s prospect development program with an emphasis on major gift development and solicitation.

She began her prospect research career at Harvard University where she found a seamless use to combine her knowledge of wealth and curiosity for information while working in an environment best described as a master class in educational fundraising. Previously, she worked at Bain Capital in their Research Library providing global staff with industry-specific research and due diligence.

Before receiving her master's degree in library and information science from Simmons University, Fonsh spent seven years working on the Agency Lending Desk at Goldman Sachs. She holds a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University.