Case Study: Medical College of Wisconsin strengthens fundraising leadership with Spano Pratt Executive Search

Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital raise more than $300M in 6 years with Spano Pratt

The Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital partnered with the executive search firm Spano Pratt to address the challenge of identifying and recruiting a highly qualified Vice President and Chief Development Officer. This key leadership role was essential to set the vision and lead the infrastructure for a unified development and alumni relations function, supporting a thriving academic medicine enterprise on a significant growth trajectory.

Spano Pratt Executive Search successfully conducted the search to fill this critical position. The new CDO was tasked with leading a staff of nearly 50 FTEs that was already raising over $82 million annually and was on track to secure $100 million. A primary result of this leadership appointment was to advance the planning for an ambitious $1 billion campaign to be completed by 2030, building upon the success of a previous $300 million campaign.

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