Oregon State University Foundation
Vivek Narendra has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Vivek is currently the Senior Director of DataOps and CRM Strategy at the Oregon State University Foundation, where they lead digital transformation projects, develops data and CRM strategies, and oversees digital integrations. Prior to this role, Vivek served as the Director of CRM Strategy and Assistant Director of Information Technology Services (ITS) at the same organization. In these positions, they focused on implementing change management, developing collaborative teams, and leading IT projects.
Vivek also has experience as the Founder of DawsonSoft, a company that provides strategic business advice and technology solutions for digital transformation. Vivek has also worked as a Senior Digital Transformation Director at SMB Technologies.
In the software industry, Vivek worked as the Software Architect Team Lead at Geosoft (USA) Research Inc., collaborating with geologists and scientific programmers to develop software suites. Vivek also worked as a Scientific Programmer at Northwest Geophysical Associates, Inc. and as a Research Assistant at Oregon State University.
Vivek holds an MBA and MS degree.
Vivek Narendra holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management from Oregon State University. Vivek also obtained a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the same institution. In addition to their formal education, Vivek has a certification in Customer Analytics, which they obtained in October 2016 from Coursera Course Certificates.
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Oregon State University Foundation
The OSU Foundation partners with the university to engage the broad OSU community, inspire investment and steward resources to enhance the university’s excellence and impact. The OSUF, entering its 75th year, is a nonprofit organization, separate from the university, and governed by a Board of Trustees. The OSUF and the OSU Alumni Association are integrated and employ approximately 160 professionals. While building relationships with alumni, parents and friends is a university-wide responsibility, all fundraising positions are housed in the OSU Foundation. The Foundation aspires to be one of the best foundations in North America and acts in full alignment with the university. As of June 30, 2022, the Foundation holds assets surpassing $1.1 billion and manages an endowment of more than $764.5 million. Donors gave a record $216 million in fiscal year 2022. In Oct. 2022, the Foundation publicly launched Believe It: The Campaign for OSU, the university’s second comprehensive fundraising and engagement campaign, with a $1.75 billion goal for student and faculty support, facilities and equipment and emerging strategic initiatives. Since work began on the campaign in 2017, donors have contributed more than $1 billion toward the goal. The first Campaign for OSU concluded in 2014, having raised $1.14 billion in ten years, which made OSU one of only 35 public universities at the time to have crossed the billion-dollar mark in a fundraising campaign. Between campaigns, the Foundation and university partnered on a series of successful strategic fundraising initiatives designed to advance goals in the university’s strategic plan and maintain fundraising momentum. The OSUF, under the leadership of CEO and President Shawn L. Scoville, seeks to build on this powerful momentum to support OSU’s expanding aspirations, establish industry-leading fundraising and engagement growth and further energize donors, alumni and volunteers to engage with the Believe It campaign.