Chris Campbell
Principal and Advancement Advisory Lead“At Attain Partners, we approach challenges with a ‘Why not?’ attitude—why not us? Why shouldn’t we achieve that? Our core values of Being Bold and Having Absolute Integrity guide us as we bridge the gap between Advancement leadership and strategy, and the technology that drives them. These values are at the heart of how we accomplish our goals and push boundaries in our work.”
Chris Campbell is a Principal and the Advancement Advisory Lead at Attain Partners, where he partners with universities as they navigate the opportunities to transform their technology solutions in the Salesforce ecosystem. Chris brings nearly two decades of experience working in the Advancement space.
Chris started his career with the Oklahoma State University Foundation in December 2004, where he served in several capacities during his tenure. He began in Athletics, where he helped secure private funds for the football stadium’s $300 million Next Level Campaign, which was then the largest single capital campaign in the history of the University. Chris subsequently served as a major gifts officer for OSU’s Spears School of Business, engaging with and cultivating top alumni from the college and managing the annual fund drive for the Spears School. In 2008, Chris moved into the Foundation’s central offices to oversee the Prospect Development Team, growing it from two staff members to a department of ten during OSU’s comprehensive campaign, Branding Success. The campaign exceeded its $1 billion campaign goal eighteen months ahead of schedule and was the largest campaign in the state’s history at the time of completion.
Previously, Chris served as the Senior Associate Vice President for the Information Strategy Business Unit at OSUF where he oversaw a team of 25+ professionals responsible for the Foundation’s Information Technology, Records & Information Management, and Prospect Development activities. He also served on the Foundation’s Executive Leadership Team, which was tasked with setting the strategy and key initiatives for the organization. During his tenure, Chris was the Project Director for the successful implementation of a Salesforce-based advancement CRM solution.
Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2002 from the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University, majoring in Management Information Systems with a minor in Marketing.
Community Involvement
- Youth Sports Coach
- Local Church Trustee
- Kay County OSU Alumni Board Vice President, Past Board Member
Industry Involvement
- UC Innovation (now Kindsight) Innovation Council Member, 2021 – 2023
- iModules Software (now Anthology) Strategic Advisory Board Member, 2019 – 2020
- Association of Advancement Services Professionals (aasp), Member and Frequent Speaker
- Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE), Member and Conference Speaker
- Frequent Panelist and Speaker
- ‘We Are for Good’ Podcast featured speaker: “How to Rock Your Next CRM Implementation at Your Organization” (May 2022)
- Virtual Panelist – Salesforce: “Advancement Orgs & Innovation During a Pandemic” (Sept. 2020)
- Virtual Panelist – Salesforce: “Trailblazer Panel Discussion with University Leaders” (Aug. 2020)
- Video Podcast – Evertrue: “How Advancement Services provides support during COVID-19“ (Apr. 2020)
- Podcast – Evertrue: “Everyone’s a Fundraiser” (June 2019)
- Speaker/Panelist – Evertrue’s RAISE Conference – “Tech Talk: Choosing Software Partners” (2018)
- Presenter – 2017 Big 12 Development Conference: “Working Groups That Work”
