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John J. Glier

President and Chief Executive Officer

Core Expertise

Internationally recognized as a leader in philanthropic consulting, John Glier has provided strategic counsel to hundreds of higher education, healthcare, and major cultural institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, and Australia.

A skilled innovator who works with clients in all facets of philanthropic management, John joined the firm in 1981. He is deeply committed to his clients’ success and works with them to build sustainable development programs that advance long-term growth. He brings clients deep experience in evaluating development programs, conducting planning studies for comprehensive campaigns, and leading training for development and volunteer professionals.

Recent Accomplishments

John Glier has worked closely with many chief executives, deans, and Board leaders in early strategic planning, as well as in the day-to-day implementation of campaign tasks. His work in Board development is particularly well known, along with his work in building major gift and principal gift programs. He has provided counsel to numerous campaigns with some of the largest fundraising goals in higher education.

Career Snapshot

Throughout his more than 30 years providing counsel, John has advised on such wide ranging topics as the role of volunteers and academic and medical leaders in the fundraising process; the use of information technologies in fundraising; constituency development; prospect identification and management; and the innovative use of analytics to drive evidence-based strategies.

A true leader in the philanthropic community, he served for many years on the Board of the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, now called the Giving Institute, which publishes “Giving USA,” the most authoritative source on philanthropic activity in America today.

A Fulbright fellow, John graduated from Providence College and attended the Université de Fribourg in Switzerland and the University of Chicago. He holds degrees in English and comparative literature.

Clients

  • American Bar Association
  • Amherst College
  • Arizona State University
  • Arnold P. Gold Foundation
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Babson College
  • Beth Israel Hospital (Boston)
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Brandeis University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • California Institute of the Arts
  • The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation
  • Children's Memorial Foundation (Chicago)
  • Club de Madrid
  • The College of William and Mary
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Business
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
  • Cornell University
  • Corpus Christi College
  • Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation
  • Dominican University
  • Duke University
  • Eisenhower Fellowships
  • Emory University
  • Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center
  • Fordham University
  • Georgetown University
  • Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
  • Grinnell College
  • HEC Montréal
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Harvard University
  • Huntsman Cancer Foundation
  • Indiana University Foundation
  • Indianapolis Museum of Art
  • The Jewish Museum
  • The Johns Hopkins Institutions
  • KCET Los Angeles
  • Kellogg College, Oxford
  • King's College London
  • The LDS Philanthropies, Brigham Young University
  • London Business School
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  • Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • Mayo Clinic
  • McGill University
  • McGill University Health Centre Foundation
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Merton College, Oxford University
  • Michigan State University
  • The National Academy of Sciences
  • The National Alzheimer’s Association
  • National Center for Healthcare Leadership
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
  • The National Trust for Scotland
  • New American Schools Development Corporation
  • Northwestern University
  • The Ohio State University
  • Ohio University
  • PENN Medicine
  • The Pacific Northwest Ballet
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Phillips Academy
  • Pittsburgh Medical and Health Sciences Foundation
  • Port Authority of New York/New Jersey
  • Princeton Healthcare System Foundation
  • Providence College
  • Purdue University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • San Francisco Symphony
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Singapore Management University
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Spring Hill College
  • St Cross College, Oxford
  • St. Catherine’s College, Oxford
  • The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
  • Stanford University Medical Center
  • State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • Stephens College
  • The Sutton Trust
  • Sydney Opera House
  • The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
  • Thomas Jefferson University
  • United States Military Academy
  • United States Naval Academy Foundation
  • United States Olympic Committee
  • University College London
  • The University of Aberdeen
  • University of Bath
  • University of Birmingham
  • University of Bristol
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • University of Cambridge
  • The University of Chicago
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Durham
  • University of Florida
  • University of Hawaii
  • University of Illinois
  • The University of Kansas
  • University of Kent
  • University of Leeds
  • University of Missouri, Columbia
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Oxford, New York
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Queensland
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Warwick
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wisconsin
  • University of Wyoming
  • Université de Montréal
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Villanova University
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Yale University
  • École Polytechnique de Montréal

Contact

Phone: 312.372.4040

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