Rickey N. McCurry, J.D. most recently served as Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and President of the UNLV Foundation, following advancement leadership roles at Northern Arizona University, the University of Tennessee System, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Southern Illinois University, and Meharry Medical College. Across those institutions he led multi-million and billion-dollar comprehensive campaigns, strengthened university endowments, and built high-performing teams. His professional expertise extends well beyond fundraising itself to program evaluation, board and staff development, leadership transitions, and conflict resolution, which is precisely the terrain a new cabinet officer must navigate in a first year.