M. Scott Bryant Named 嗨碰视频鈥檚 Vice Chancellor for Development
Atlanta — May 14, 2024
嗨碰视频 (嗨碰视频) Chancellor Sonny Perdue has named M. Scott Bryant as Vice Chancellor for Development and CEO of the 嗨碰视频 Foundation, effective June 1, 2024.
In this role, Bryant will lead the system鈥檚 philanthropic foundation in raising private funds that help to reduce the cost of attendance for 嗨碰视频 students. The foundation鈥檚 signature event is the annual Regents鈥 Scholarship Gala, which over the past 19 years has helped raise more than $15 million to support student scholarships.
Bryant currently serves as associate vice president for development and chief operating officer for the campaign at Kennesaw State University (KSU), a position he鈥檚 held since July 2019. In his time at KSU, Bryant has helped lead the development team in raising more than $110 million and increasing KSU鈥檚 endowment by 150%.
鈥淪cott brings over 15 years of experience in fundraising within our university system where he has met aggressive fundraising goals for KSU and at Georgia Tech,鈥 Perdue said. 鈥淗is innovative and data-driven approach to fundraising will benefit our system at the highest level by increasing scholarship funding across the system and, most importantly, prioritize affordability for our students.鈥
Prior to joining KSU, Bryant spent 11 years working in development for the Scheller College of Business for the Georgia Institute of Technology. There, Bryant helped the college surpass its fundraising goal of $175 million as part of Georgia Tech鈥檚 $1.5 billion fundraising campaign.
鈥淚 am excited for the opportunity to lead the 嗨碰视频 Foundation in advancing the strategic plan of responsible stewardship,鈥 Bryant said. 鈥淚 look forward to collaborating with the foundation team and 嗨碰视频 leadership to achieve dramatic results that support our students and our universities.鈥
Bryant will join Christina Paloski, assistant vice chancellor for development and chief financial officer, on the foundation鈥檚 leadership team.
Before his work at 嗨碰视频 institutions, Bryant served as president, operating partner and chief financial officer of Bell Oak Capital, LLC, a turnkey real estate financing, investment, development, facility management and construction services company. Bryant also served as an associate in the Goldman Sachs Group, where he helped families, individuals and institutions across the Southeast to achieve their financial objectives.
Bryant has an MBA from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in applied psychology from Georgia Tech. Bryant lives in Roswell with his wife, Jenny.
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