Eugene Tempel serves as an advisory board member for the Cell Therapy Foundation. As founding dean of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Dr. Eugene R. Tempel leads the world’s first school devoted to the study and teaching of philanthropy. He is an internationally recognized expert on philanthropy and the philanthropic sector.
Dr. Tempel has nearly three decades of philanthropy leadership, administration and fundraising experience. He played an integral role in establishing the school’s precursor, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and served as its executive director for 11 years, transforming it into a leading national resource. An early leader in creating the field of philanthropic studies, he was the first elected president of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council. He is professor of philanthropic studies and of higher education and adjunct professor of public administration at Indiana University.
Committed throughout his career to strengthening the philanthropic sector, Dr. Tempel chaired among the 50 most influential nonprofit sector leaders for 11 consecutive years.
He earned a B.A. degree in English and philosophy from St. Benedict College, an M.A. in English, and a doctoral degree in higher education administration from Indiana University, and holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive professional designation.