The AACR Names Michael J. Burton as Chief Development Officer and Executive Director of the AACR Foundation

Prior to joining the AACR, Burton served as the assistant dean of development and alumni affairs at the Fox School of Business, Temple University. There, he led the Fox School’s Access to Excellence campaign, which successfully raised $50 million for the School’s priorities, including the private capital support for Alter Hall, the school’s new home. He has previous professional experience at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as a special assistant to then university President Judith Rodin; at Princeton, where he raised corporate and foundation support for the university; and on Capitol Hill, where he served as a press and legislative assistant to the late Congressman Tom Lantos of California. In addition to his higher education and government experience, Burton worked on the program staff of the Venture Fund at the Pew Charitable Trusts.