Please join me in welcoming Jesse Meyer to the University Relations team as a new Director of Development. Jesse will be serving benefactors in Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska.

Jesse comes to Notre Dame from the University of Chicago’s Alumni Relations & Development Office. While at UChicago, he worked on the Class Giving & Reunions Team and the Leadership Giving Team as a frontline fundraiser. In a previous role, he also ran a pre-professional career program at UChicago for students interested in proprietary trading. Prior to that, Jesse spent time in intercollegiate athletics at the University of Iowa and University of Kansas. He began his career in Chicago as an options trader for Moray Capital Management.

Jesse graduated from the University of Chicago in 2007 and was a member of the men’s varsity basketball team. His wife, Erin, is a 2008 UChicago graduate and former member of the women’s volleyball team and currently works as a physician assistant. They have two daughters, Lucy (4) and Ginny (2). Jesse holds a Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Iowa and is currently pursuing a PhD in Sport Management from the University of Kansas. He and Erin are thrilled to join the ND Family and will be relocating to the South Bend area as soon as possible!