The Lawrenceville School, Chief Advancement Officer

The Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville) announced the appointment of Greta Morgan as the incoming Chief Advancement Officer. Reporting to the head of school, Stephen S. Murray, and serving as a key member of his senior staff, Morgan will provide leadership and strategic vision to all aspects of the School’s fundraising activities and constituent relations. Morgan joins Lawrenceville at a time of exciting growth and celebration as the School recently marked the successful conclusion of Emerge Transformed: The Campaign for Lawrenceville which raised a monumental $475.7 million for institutional programs and priorities, making it the most successful campaign ever completed by an Independent school. 

A seasoned fundraising and engagement professional, Morgan joins Lawrenceville from The College of the Holy Cross (Holy Cross) where she most recently served as director of development. A member of the vice president’s senior leadership team, Morgan was a key contributor to the College’s Become More Campaign which raised $420 million. As director of development, Morgan was responsible for leading a robust team comprised of leadership, parent, and annual giving, as well as the athletics fund. 

Prior to joining Holy Cross in 2017, Morgan held progressive roles for more than a decade at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, culminating in the position of executive director of leadership and campaign initiatives and with significant responsibility for coordinating efforts in support of a $750 million campaign. Morgan began her higher education advancement career as a senior research analyst at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and at Harvard University in annual giving for the Graduate School of Education and later planned giving. 

Morgan holds a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College and a master of business administration from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. 

Jack Gorman led this search with Nicole Poe, Sarah Watkins, and Sandeep Kaur.