Nick Fahnders

Nick is the Director of Professional & Career Development. With his role prioritizing increased scale and impact of student-to-alumni career and skill preparation, he is also bringing lenses for long-term stakeholder engagement at the Harris School. From extended learning to network expanding to donor pipeline development, he is ready to better understand and support your work to ensure a more aligned Harris experience.

Having just spent the majority of two years in frontline alumni engagement and annual giving within UChicago, Nick brings a full cycle of stakeholder service centered on bringing people together and getting them where they want to go. This includes 10+ years in career coaching, strategic planning, university operations, employer engagement, and instructing various human development and lifelong learning courses as adjunct faculty.

Nick is currently pursuing his PhD in Human Resources and Education at Colorado State University. His research is centered on critically evaluating and re-imaging more inclusive hiring and fundraising processes. He received his bachelor’s degree from Bradley University, and his master’s in higher education administration from the University of Connecticut.