Nancy E. Peterman — Partner

Nancy E. Peterman, as Partner, assists universities, schools, healthcare, arts and cultural institutions and human service organizations to achieve results and pursue their missions. Most recently Nancy served as President of the Georgia State University Foundation and Vice President for University Development. During her time at GSU she completed the largest comprehensive campaign in the University's history, raising more than $127 million and built an infrastructure to focus on major gift strategies across the campus.

Prior to Georgia State, she served as Executive Director of the Old Dominion University Educational and Intercollegiate Foundations, where she oversaw a record setting capital campaign and doubled the size of the endowment fund. Nancy has also served as President of the DePaul Health Foundation, as Director of Development for Marist School in Atlanta, and as Senior Executive Consultant for the Kellogg Organization. She has been in the development field for more than 20 years, with significant experience in institutionally related foundations and sixteen years of foundation management experience.

A frequent speaker, Nancy has conducted presentations at numerous conferences and seminars throughout the region on subjects including major gifts, development officer and leadership recruitment, board governance, and developing a peer-to-peer solicitation program.

As a volunteer, Nancy has served on the Boards of Theatrical Outfit, the Association for Fundraising Professionals of Atlanta and the Advisory Board for the Fund for Theological Advancement. She is currently a member of the National Philanthropy Day selection committee for the Association for Fundraising Professional in Atlanta. Nancy is a graduate of the University of Virginia, with graduate work in business at Old Dominion University and is an accomplished violinist.

In her role as Partner at Alexander Haas, Nancy’s recent clients include Clemson University, Kansas State University, University of West Florida, Center for Puppetry Arts, St. Vincent Hospital Foundation, Emory University, Marist School, Naples Botanical Garden, Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, Odyssey and the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta.

She is married to Michael Pratt, an otolaryngologist, and they have four children, the youngest a student at the University of Georgia. A dedicated parent, grandparent and volunteer, when her eldest child was in high school she demonstrated her diverse artistic talents, sewing costumes for musical productions and playing in the pit orchestra. Nancy's current hobbies include playing the violin, cooking, reading, biking, and her most recent activity, knitting.