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The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Stony Brook University in the search for an Executive Director of Corporate
Relations.
Reporting to the Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement, the Executive Director of Corporate Relations will
establish and advance multi-faceted connections between corporations and Stony Brook University and facilitate the management, referral, and
optimization of those connections across all academic and administrative units of the University. The Executive Director will develop and
manage strategic partnerships for purposes of mutual benefit of Stony Brook University and its corporate partners. In addition to focusing
on sponsorships, brand partnerships, and philanthropy, the Executive Director will be charged with helping others on campus pursue corporate
partnerships related to internships, employment of graduating students and alumni, executives teaching at Stony Brook, and corporate
employee upskilling. The Executive Director will actively collaborate with academic units as well as administrative divisions and ensure
corporate partnerships are developed and managed with special attention paid to input from students, faculty, and staff. Additionally, the
Executive Director will determine the ideal level of outsourcing of sponsorship development to external agencies and the optimal
proportional allocation of sponsorship revenues to participating activation units.
Stony Brook University, widely regarded as a SUNY
flagship, was established in 1957 as a college for the preparation of secondary school teachers of mathematics and science. The first campus
was in Oyster Bay, Long Island, on the grounds of a former Gold Coast estate. In 1962, a new campus was built near the historic village of
Stony Brook on land donated by local philanthropist Ward Melville.
Stony Brook University provides comprehensive undergraduate,
graduate, and professional education of the highest quality while carrying out research and intellectual endeavors of the highest
international standards that advance knowledge and have immediate or long-range practical significance. The University provides leadership
for economic growth, technology, and culture for neighboring communities and the wider geographic region including state-of-the-art
innovative health care, while serving as a resource to a regional healthcare network and the traditionally underserved.
Part of the
State University of New York system, the University has grown tremendously and is now recognized as one of the nation’s important
centers of learning and scholarship — carrying out the mandate given by the State Board of Regents in 1960 to become a university that
would “stand with the finest in the country.” USA Today ranked Stony Brook the ninth most
diverse institution in the nation with a student population that identifies as 23.8% Asian, 10.3% Black or African American, 9.9%
Hispanic or Latino, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. Stony Brook ranked #17 among educational institutions in Forbes‘
list America’s 500 Best Employers for Diversity 2021.
A bachelor’s degree is required for this position as is at least
seven years of progressively responsible experience in corporate philanthropy, sponsorships, and/or business development.All applications
must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Stony Brook University
as well as the responsibilities and qualifications presented in the prospectus.
