Michael Horvat
San Diego
Summary
Highly collaborative, creative, entrepreneurial, and accomplished development executive. Talented fundraising executive with experience from across leading global universities, academic medical centers and nonprofit agencies. Passionate advocate for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in high-performing teams. Track record of success with high-level philanthropy, fundraising strategy, team leadership and managerial skills.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director, University Development
University Of California, San Diego
2019.12 - Current
- Recruited to exciting, new executive director role dedicated to advancing the university's highest priorities in innovation and entrepreneurship
- Building a brand new portfolio of primarily 100+ transformational- and principal-giving prospects; successfully soliciting gifts in fulfillment of $3B UCSD Campaign
- Leveraged HalicEvaluated service contracts and collaborated with legal counsel on negotiated improvements.
- Spearheading UCSD Innovation Initiative and successful venture philanthropy programs aligned with company's strategy and core competencies.
Senior Director of Development & Strategy
University Of Southern California, USC
2015.03 - 2019.11
- Recruited to lead fundraising and strategic partnerships for Keck Discovery Sciences, compromising 6 departments and 3 institutes; transitioned to USC Ellision Institute following $200M transformational gift establishing university-wide institute
- Drove strategic partnerships with leading companies - Agilent, Danaher, Google/Verily, Oracle, Philips, Olympus, Salesforce, Siemens and more; secured Agilent's and Olympus's largest-ever gifts to USC
- Collaborated with physician-scientists to expand sponsored-researched programs via corporate gifts, foundation grants and venture philanthropy
Senior Director Of Development
University Of California, San Francisco
2012.03 - 2015.04
- Recruited to new executive development role for Global Health Sciences, the flagship, university-wide institute
- Created, launched and successfully closed $100M mini-campaign for Global Health Sciences, including $20M transformational naming gift and first-ever $5M endowed professorship in global health
- Collaborated with university leadership to develop and grow Global Health Leadership Council; recruited 11 new members from across all major industries, increased support by 75% over 3 years
- Collaborated faculty leaders and UCSF Corporate & Foundation Relations Team to win $20M award, establishing amfAR Institute for HIV Cure Research
Senior Director of Development
University Of California, San Diego
2007.01 - 2012.03
- Recruited to central development, promoted twice, and built 2 successful, sustainable fundraising programs, one in Regional-Major Gifts, the other in Biological Sciences
- Built the major-gift pipeline and new portfolio of 125 individuals, families, corporations and foundations; successfully solicited principal/major gifts, contributing to first-ever $1B Campaign for UCSD
- Strategically leveraged faculty sponsored-research grants with corporate and family foundation gifts, resulting in $12M in new support over 3 years
- Collaborated with the Dean to re-envision the Dean's Leadership Council (DLC); recruited 15 prominent business leaders and entrepreneurs, and raised $5M in unrestricted support, exceeding goal by 50%.
- Hired, managed, and guided major-gift officers to successfully fulfill the $50M Invent the Future Student Campaign
Development Manager
San Diego LGBT Community Center
2005.07 - 2006.11
- Managed all aspects of successful, integrated fundraising program - major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, corporate sponsorships and gala events
- Increased private support by more than 50% YOY
Project Director
Mayor's Office | Literacy Network Of Greater L.A.
2003.05 - 2005.06
- Lead, managed and guided the implementation of L.A.'s foremost public-private partnership dedicated to advancing workforce literacy & economic development
- Collaborated with project and program quality to meet audit expectations.
- Cultivated relationships with business leaders, raised $2M in private support for project implementation
- Guided impactful marketing & publicity efforts, production/release of groundbreaking report and media launch event
National Executive Director
Rolling Readers USA
1998.09 - 2003.03
- Recruited to lead one of America's leading, volunteer-driven, children's literacy organizations with 42 chapters, 10,000 volunteers serving 200,000+ schoolchildren nationwide
- Worked closely with national board of directors to guide operational strategy during a period of unprecedented growth; increased budget by 100% over 4 years
- Cultivated strategic partnerships with government, education, and business leaders relationships with donors, government officials and other organizations to secure funding and support for organization.
- Set organizational goals and objectives to guide chapter development nd achieve mission fulfillment.
- Hired as National Director of Development and promoted to National Executive Director
National Recruitment Manager
Corporation For National Service (CNS)
1996.01 - 1998.08
- Managed the national recruitment, selection and placement program for 10-state Western region; achieved highest placement rate for 3 consecutive years
Americorps*VISTA Leader
Texas Department Of Health
1992.04 - 1994.12
- Serving as AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader, based at Harris County Health Department, I created, developed and implemented an award-winning, public health education project focused on raising awareness about pressing teen health issues, which was sponsored by Rice University
Education
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
Chapman University
Orange, CA06.2001
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science And Communications
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada06.1991
Skills
- Transformational & Principal Giving
- Corporate & Foundation Relations
- Venture Philanthropy
- Fundraising Strategy
- Planned Giving
- Major-Giving Pipeline Development
- Annual & Leadership Giving
- Systems Thinking
Timeline
Executive Director, University Development
University Of California, San Diego
2019.12 - Current
Senior Director of Development & Strategy
University Of Southern California, USC
2015.03 - 2019.11
Senior Director Of Development
University Of California, San Francisco
2012.03 - 2015.04
Senior Director of Development
University Of California, San Diego
2007.01 - 2012.03
Development Manager
San Diego LGBT Community Center
2005.07 - 2006.11
Project Director
Mayor's Office | Literacy Network Of Greater L.A.
2003.05 - 2005.06
National Executive Director
Rolling Readers USA
1998.09 - 2003.03
National Recruitment Manager
Corporation For National Service (CNS)
1996.01 - 1998.08
Americorps*VISTA Leader
Texas Department Of Health
1992.04 - 1994.12
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
Chapman University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science And Communications
University of Calgary
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