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Antonucci brings significant leadership experience from highly regarded public universities. As senior vice president for advancement and strategy at the Rutgers University Foundation, he oversaw a substantial increase in annual fundraising and strategically aligned Rutgers鈥� multi-billion-dollar campaign with the university鈥檚 values. During his time at the Arizona State University Foundation, he contributed to a tripling of their annual fundraising performance and a successful completion of their first billion-dollar campaign.
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Antonucci is a native of Rhode Island and earned a B.S. in marketing, cum laude, at Quinnipiac University. He went on to earn his Ed.D. at Arizona State University. He has taught college courses, published writing on philanthropy, and been actively involved as a volunteer in his local community.