Vice President for Resource Development

Biography

Julie A. Lucas has served as the vice president for resource development at MIT since 2014. She reports to the MIT president and directs the Institute's fundraising enterprise, securing resources to ensure MIT’s leadership in higher education. She led the MIT Campaign for a Better World, which concluded in 2021 after raising $6.24 billion to help the people of MIT tackle humanity’s urgent global challenges. Under her leadership, the Office of Resource Development has exceeded its annual fundraising target of $500 million for the past eight years, including a couple of banner fiscal years with results upwards of $900 million.

Lucas has more than 25 years of experience as a development professional. She currently serves on the steering committee and is the immediate past chair of CASE 50, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education group that includes the top 50 fundraising institutions in the world. In addition, she is a founding member of Aspen Leadership Group’s Chief Development Officer Network. She previously held senior roles at various institutions prior to joining MIT, including University of Southern California, Fordham Law School, Hofstra University, and New York University and its business and law schools.

Lucas earned a BA from McDaniel College, an MS from Hofstra University, and advanced certification from NYU’s Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising. She also completed an executive education course in Strategic Management at the USC Marshall School of Business and the Executive Certification in Management and Leadership program at the MIT Sloan School of Management.