Jane Bessin

Jane Bessin is an accomplished and driven development director, excelling in fostering lasting relationships with donors, faculty, university officials, coworkers, and corporate partners.

She is a collaborative leader with expertise in principal, major, and annual gift cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, corporate fundraising, global sales, business development, and product management.

As a team leader, she successfully raised over $100 million for the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and grew the donor base tenfold.

Her experience as an advancement officer includes orchestrating capital campaigns, securing funds for projects like the new SIEPR building, and surpassing fundraising goals even before construction began.

Jane possesses extensive knowledge and proficiency in sales, business development, strategic partnerships, and marketing programs with a strong background in Silicon Valley.

She holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics with distinction from Cornell University.