BRIAN HERVEY
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
AND ALUMNI RELATIONS
UCI
WHY: Led “Brilliant Future: The Campaign for UCI,” the largest philanthropic effort for the university and largest comprehensive campaign in OC.
IN THE NEWS: UCI in October concluded the Brilliant Future campaign after raising $2.4B+ during a six-year period and completed its acquisition of OCMA, renaming it the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art.
NOTABLE: The campaign had 122K+ donors, including Henry and Susan Samueli, Joe Wen and Ann and Charlie Quilter. Also president of the UC Irvine Foundation. Serves on the board of the Orange County Business Council and Pacific Symphony. Before UCI, led multimillion-dollar fundraising campaigns at Scott & White Healthcare Foundation. Took fundraising from under $100M annually to $343M in last fiscal year.
QUOTABLE: “We’re in a time right now where funding for higher education is always in demand. It’s just an incredible statement about the support of both UC Irvine here in Orange County, as well as higher education as a whole.”
