David Rosselli

Biography

David Rosselli was hired as Belmont’s Executive Vice President of University Advancement effect August 1, 2023. Mr. Rosselli will oversee all aspects of development and alumni relations including the oversight of Belmont’s $600 million Hope Abounds Campaign.

David served as Vice President for University Advancement and Alumni Relations at Baylor University from October-2015 to June-2023 overseeing all aspects of Baylor’s successful $1.5 billion Give Light Campaign. Previously, he served as senior executive director of institutional advancement at the University of Southern California where he managed the development operations and staff for the advancement team in San Francisco as well as the oversight of USC’s fundraising and campaign operations in Northern California.

Before his time at USC, David served as assistant dean for institutional advancement at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry at the University of the Pacific, where he was responsible for all areas of campaign development and fundraising for the school’s $150 million relocation to downtown San Francisco.

Earlier in his career, he spent six years as associate athletic director at the University of California, Berkeley, overseeing a $500 million athletics campaign. Prior to his work at Cal, he was associate athletic director and executive director of the Bronco Bench Foundation for Santa Clara University (2002-2004) and assistant athletic director for broadcasting at University of the Pacific (1995-2002). Dave also spent more than six years as the director of development for the schools of business and engineering at Pacific.

He is a former television and radio broadcaster, including regular work calling basketball play-by-play for Baylor University as well as assignments covering other collegiate and professional teams from 1985-2004 including the SF 49ers; Golden State Warriors and University of California athletic programs.

Dave is a graduate of the University of the Pacific, with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a master’s degree in educational psychology.

Dave and his wife Christine are honored to be a part of the Belmont Family.