Brian K. Lee

Brian K. Lee is the vice president for University Advancement at Tufts University. A member of President Lawrence S. Bacow’s senior leadership team, Lee has responsibility for all fundraising, alumni relations, advancement communications, and advancement services across the university’s eight schools and colleges. He planned and implemented a reorganization and expansion of the university advancement division in preparation for the university’s Beyond Boundaries campaign, which was launched publicly in November 2006. Lee is a veteran of several successful capital campaigns at Tufts. He has been associated with Tufts since 1986 when he joined the School of Veterinary Medicine as associate director of development. In 1987 he was appointed the school’s director of development and in 1992 he assumed the additional title of assistant dean for resources. In 1995 he was appointed director of development for the entire university. In 1999 Lee was named vice president for development, and in 2002 he was named vice president for University Advancement. Under his direction and leadership, the Tufts Tomorrow campaign concluded in 2002 having raised $609 million, surpassing its original goal by a significant margin. Lee received a B.A. in English magna cum laude from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts.