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Mac Sinclair

Mac Sinclair

Associate Director, Research Advisory Services

Mac Sinclair advises senior university leaders to set strategies in the areas of major and principal gift fundraising, university advancement and development, and inter-departmental collaboration. He also specializes in K12 district policy and change management, having spent time on both EAB’s K12 and higher education research teams.

Mac earned a master of Public Policy in Education Policy from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College in 2021, learning widely about both K12 and post-secondary education with a specific interests in workforce development and university-district partnerships. He completed his bachelor’s degree in elementary education, with minors in sociology and education policy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

When not working with EAB partners, Mac spends much of his time hiking, reading, and playing a variety of sports. He is committed to developing communities he is a part of, including by serving as the Vice President of the Brittingham Viking Organization—an international study abroad scholarship non-profit.

Areas of Expertise
Advancement, K-12 Education, Strategy
Specialties
Advancement Communications, Capital Campaigns, College and University Strategy, District Policies and Management, Donor Investors

Upcoming Events

Webinar

Interdisciplinary Innovation in the Undergraduate Program Portfolio

As student and employer demands rapidly shift and university budgets face new constraints, colleges and universities are under growing pressure to reimagine their academic offerings and traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Roundtable

Key Takeaways from EAB’s 2025 Roundtable for Senior Advancement and Fundraising Leaders

In May, university fundraising and alumni engagement leaders from across the UK joined EAB experts to discuss common challenges and research on adapting to new industry-wide challenges and campus-specific needs.
Roundtable

Navigating College Leadership in the Second Trump Administration

Allowing anxiety over every possible risk to dominate leadership discussions will lead to decision paralysis and prevent schools from advancing their own strategic priorities.

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