Brett is a founding Principal at fundRISING. He is a nonprofit executive with 25 years of leadership, fund development, team management, and communications experience. He consistently doubled, and even tripled, the revenue of organizations where he has worked. Not that he’s counting, but he has raised tens of millions of dollars throughout his career. A teacher by trade, he works to pass on his deep expertise building successful relationships with foundations, corporations, and individuals. His background and wealth of experience is spread across virtually all facets of organizational and fund development. 

He leads business development and outreach for the firm, heads-up individual giving and capital campaign projects, as well as joyfully managing a portfolio of wonderful clients. 
Brett loves raising money…  because he believes if you want to create social change, you have to shift resources to make that change possible. To him, it is about building one honest, passion-aligned relationship after another to form a community. Fundraising isn’t a chore, it sits at the heart of mission fulfillment. It also doesn’t hurt that Brett is an extrovert and gains energy from meeting people and talking with them – finding out what they care about and how he might help. 

Brett earned his bachelor’s in English and education from the University of Wisconsin and his Master of Business Administration from George Washington University. Brett is generally well thought of by his daughter, family, and a slight majority of his friends. He is often found dancing (quite embarrassingly) at live concerts or rehabbing furniture.

​