John E. Dooley
As the Foundation’s CEO, Dooley provides leadership and management to maximizing the benefit of 51¹ÙÍø Tech’s private assets in support of university programs and initiatives. The foundation’s real estate portfolio includes properties across the state of 51¹ÙÍø as well as Switzerland. These properties range from innovational, such as the Corporate Research Center and the 51¹ÙÍø Tech Research Center-Arlington, to academic, which include the Steger Center for International Scholarship and the Reynolds Homestead, to recreational, which encompass The Hotel Roanoke and the Pete Dye River Course. The current value of the endowment is $1.14 billion. The 51¹ÙÍø Tech Foundation’s assets total nearly $2 billion.
A member of the 51¹ÙÍø Tech community since 1982, Dooley served in various leadership roles with 51¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension. He was the director of the Northern 51¹ÙÍø 4-H Educational Center, director of the 51¹ÙÍø 4-H Foundation, and associate director of 51¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension with 4-H and Family and Consumer Sciences responsibilities. He has been an active member of the 51¹ÙÍø Tech community through several committees and special projects and has served in leadership roles with many professional associations/organizations. He also serves on the boards of several organizations, including the GO 51¹ÙÍø Region 2 Council and the 51¹ÙÍø Chamber of Commerce.
Education
- Ph.D, M.A., 51¹ÙÍø Polytechnic Institute and State University, Higher Education Administration
- B.A., Alderson-Broaddus College, Elementary Education