Matthew Lambert Email & Phone Number

Matthew is concurrently the Senior Vice President for University Advancement at William & Mary and the Chief Executive Officer of the William & Mary Foundation.He oversees the university’s team of nearly 200 staff including university development; alumni engagement; campaign operations & principal gifts; lifetime philanthropic engagement & annual giving; university marketing; university communications; career development & professional engagement; and advancement services & innovation. He leads a team that strives to strengthen William & Mary’s community by identifying and qualifying new prospective donors, volunteers and connectors, and providing the meaningful philanthropic and engagement opportunities to ensure alumni, parents, and friends become consistent supporters of the university. As CEO of the W&M Foundation, he works with the Board of Trustees and staff to ensure the Foundation's stewardship of more than $1 billion in endowments for the benefit of William & Mary in addition to a portfolio of real estate and other assets. He also oversees Foundation Services, LLC, which is responsible for the management and coordination of services supporting all of William & Mary's affiliated foundations.Dr. Lambert and the leadership team successfully completed the historic For the Bold campaign in 2020, surpassing $1 billion, the highest alumni participation rate of any public university, and deeper ties among alumni and their alma mater. Prior to W&M, Matthew was the Associate Vice President for University Development at Georgetown University. During his 11 years at Georgetown, Matthew held a variety of roles incorporating major gift and annual fund together with alumni and volunteer engagement. He worked with students, alumni and parents, including reunion-specific fundraising, alumni relations and principal gift management. He had direct oversight of development operations and staff for the university’s $1.5 billion campaign. Matthew co-created the Discovery Initiative and was involved with every step of the program’s evolution, which is recognized nationally as a model for alumni engagement.Dr. Lambert is active in public policy research and teaches in the Education and Public Policy programs. He is the author of Privatization and the Public Good, published by Harvard Education Press and co-editor of Advancing Higher Education, published by Roman & Littlefield (September 2019). In 2022 he co-founded Extra Credit Ventures, a venture & angel investing syndicate focused on human capital and Ed Tech opportunities with alumni founders.

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