Brian Hastings is the president and CEO of the University of Nebraska Foundation, an organization that grows relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives and save lives. He has served in this role since 2012. Hastings has broad experience, ranging from annual giving to principal gifts, including various senior leadership roles.

Prior to joining the University of Nebraska Foundation, he served The Ohio State University as senior associate vice president and campaign executive director, among other leadership roles. In his last role there, he worked with university and volunteer leadership to plan and implement Ohio State’s $3 billion comprehensive campaign. Additionally, Hastings previously led the annual giving program at the University of Dayton, Ohio’s largest private university, where he helped double the alumni participation rate in four years. He is proud of having started his university advancement career as a student caller at Ohio State.