Bob Woods

Chief Development Officer

Bob Woods, GHF’s Chief Development Officer, has worked for over 30 years as a fundraiser at major universities, museums and national not-for-profit organizations. His specialty is overseeing the creation of major gift programs and is skilled at improving overall fundraising, implementing organizational change, and pursuing best practices in development for public benefit corporations. During his career, he has helped thousands of volunteers and donors engage more effectively with the organizations they wish to support.

Woods began his career in 1979 when he joined the staff of then U.S. Senator Alan Cranston (D, CA). In 1985, he joined the Development Office at Stanford University as a major gifts fundraiser working with donors located in the Silicon Valley. In 1992 he was appointed to the position of Director of Development at San Francisco State University. In 1996, he became Vice President of University Advancement at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles. From 1999 until 2003, Woods was Chief Development Officer at the San Jose Museum of Art. He served as Vice President and Chief Development Officer at the Trust for Public Land, a national land trust, from 2004 to 2008. Since 2000, Woods has been a principal of Stewart Woods & Associates, a development consulting firm primarily focused on national organizations.

Bob is a 1976 graduate of Williams College. He received his J.D., in 1979, from Howard University School of Law.