Devin Mathias

Devin T. Mathias has recently joined Grenzebach Glier and Associates as vice president of benchmarking, philanthropic analytics. Prior to joining GG+A, Devin spent over nine years in the development field, most recently as director of annual giving at the University of Michigan. In his role at Michigan, he oversaw the central annual giving team, providing service to over 20 schools, colleges, campuses, and units. Before joining Michigan, Devin spent over five years with the University of Florida Foundation, most recently as director of The Florida Fund, UF’s annual giving programs. Prior to coming to Florida, he worked with Penn State’s annual giving program and Affinity Connection, a private alumni and constituents’ relations firm. His first leadership role in philanthropy was as an undergraduate student with Penn State’s Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. Devin recently completed his tenure as chair of the Annual Giving Directors’ Consortium. He also founded the Southeastern Student Development Forum, the SEC Annual Fund Conference, and the SEC Challenge, modeled after the Big Ten Challenge. He contributed a chapter entitled “Recognition and Stewardship of Young Alumni: Transitioning from Educating Potential Donors to Securing Lifelong Donors” for the upcoming CASE book, Fundraising for Young Constituent Groups.