Alison Sommers-Sayre has more than 20 years of experience in business intelligence, information management and data-driven strategic planning within higher education, corporate environments and consulting capacities. She has worked in fundraising for the last decade, with a focus on promoting the value of prospect development and analytics and is currently the assistant vice president for advancement at Princeton University.

She is responsible for managing administrative services, alumni and donor records, analytics and data management, development technology services, and prospect development and research. She also is charged with identifying and implementing industry best practices and innovative methods, as well as enhancing the overall effectiveness and productivity of the office.

Sommers-Sayre joined Princeton in 2004 as director of development research, a position in which she helped prepare the office for the $1.88 billion "Aspire" campaign completed in 2012 and built the analytics function. Since 2009, she has been the executive director of development information strategy. Prior to Princeton, she worked in business intelligence, information management and data-driven strategic planning in corporate environments and consulting firms.

She has been on the board of APRA, the international association representing prospect development professionals, since 2011, and currently serves as the organization's president. She has been a conference speaker for APRA, CASE, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She is an honors graduate of the University of Chicago, where she has been an active alumni volunteer.