Jonelle Bradshaw de Hernandez is the Executive Director of Foundation Relations and researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Bradshaw de Hernandez works closely with advancement and academic leadership to prioritize and execute fundraising programs and initiatives that attract significant foundation support. Dr. Bradshaw de Hernandez’ research interests include the intersection of science and technological innovations, risk perceptions, fundraising and job security in building a transformational U.S. workforce focused on social good.

Previously, she served as Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Stony Brook University in New York. She graduated from Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, with a Bachelor of Science in Human Service Studies concentrating in Social Policy and Community Development. She received her Master of Arts in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College, an Advanced Certificate in Instructional Leadership at St. John’s University, and her Doctorate from Stony Brook University, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Technology, Policy and Innovation.