Jay Stroman has served as the University of South Florida’s Senior Vice President for Advancement & Alumni Affairs and CEO of the USF Foundation since June of 2020. In this dual capacity, Stroman is ultimately responsible for the USF Foundation’s coordinated fundraising activities on behalf of the university as well as the operations of the USF Alumni Association.

The USF Foundation connects the university with donors who want to expand their positive impact on the world by providing private, philanthropic support to promote student success, academic initiatives, research and other institutional priorities. Under Stroman’s leadership, the Foundation has set new fundraising records for each of the past four years.

Stroman arrived at the University of South Florida with more than two decades of highly successful institutional advancement experience. Previously, Stroman served as Senior Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at the University of Georgia (UGA). At UGA, he helped coordinate and lead a capital campaign that exceeded its $1.2 billion goal more than a year earlier than the original target date. He also played a key role in securing a $30 million gift, the largest in the 200-plus year history of the state’s flagship university, which aided in the creation of over 500 endowed need-based scholarships. During his tenure, UGA increased its annual fundraising from $95 million to over $200 million and increased the alumni participation rate from 9% to 14%. Stroman worked closely with UGA Athletics to implement new fundraising initiatives that resulted in raising more than $120 million for new athletic facilities in four years.

Prior to his time at UGA, Stroman spent six years as Vice President for Advancement at Young Harris College, a private, liberal arts college located in northeast Georgia. While at Young Harris, the college completed its largest capital campaign and secured its largest single gift in the institution’s history.

From 1999 to 2008, Stroman served in a variety of development and advancement leadership roles at Mercer University during a period when the university completed a $350 million capital campaign. Stroman earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Mercer in 1991. He and his wife, Tonya, have two daughters, Allie and Holly.