Kali Blanchard began her career in foundation relations at Northwestern University and then moved on to the special events team at Northwestern. Throughout her time at NU, she worked closely with donor relations, principal gifts, athletics, campaign and the president's office. She was the lead planner for athletics events hosted by the president, endowment receptions and groundbreakings for new spaces on campus.

Blanchard has been with the University of Texas since 2016 where she works in the Office of Development supporting gift officers and executing development-focused events.