Eva E. Aldrich, Ph.D., CAE

Eva E. Aldrich is president and CEO of CFRE International, the first globally recognized fundraising credential. Prior to joining CFRE International, Aldrich was associate director of public service and The Fund Raising School at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Before that, she was a member of the consulting team at Johnson Grossnickle & Associates and was assistant professor of English and director of the Writing Center at Franklin College. 

Aldrich has been widely published in fundraising journals and is one of the editors of “Achieving Excellence in Fundraising,” Third Edition. She holds a Ph.D. in philanthropic studies from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.