Colin Hamilton

Colin Hamilton is a highly accomplished professional with a passion for helping mission-driven organizations grow and transform. He has a wealth of experience in formal and informal planning work, strategic communications, volunteer activation, and partnership development. With contributions spanning over a decade, Hamilton has played pivotal roles in raising over $500 million in private and public funding.

Hamilton's impressive career highlights include his work on various projects, including the "new" Minneapolis Central Library and the merger of the Minneapolis and Hennepin County library systems. He also played a crucial leadership role in elevating Artspace as a national leader in creative placemaking, with projects in New York, New Orleans, Honolulu, and Minneapolis. Additionally, Hamilton was involved in the merger of PRI and PRX, resulting in an expanded capacity for innovation in public media and podcasting.

Hamilton's education background also adds depth to his expertise, having studied at the University of Iowa for an MFA in Creative Writing and Amherst College for a BA summa cum laude in Anthropology.

Hamilton currently serves as the Principal at Hamilton & Associates, having previously held senior executive roles such as Chief Development Officer at PRX, Senior Vice President, National Advancement at Artspace Projects, Executive Director, and Senior Advisor at Burges & Burges Strategists.