Kushal Dasgupta

Kushal is an experienced advancement professional with over two decades of leading advancement technology and operations teams at large public and private universities. Most recently Kushal was the Sr. Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer for Development & External Affairs at Southern Methodist University where he was a member of the strategic leadership team that launched the $1.5 Billion SMU Ignited campaign in Fall 2021. Prior to SMU, Kushal was the Associate Vice Chancellor of Advancement Services at NC State where he led advancement operations and technology teams from 2010-2020. At NC State, Kushal was a member of the leadership team that launched and surpassed the $1.6 billion comprehensive capital campaign goal. Before NC State, Kushal was the Director of Information Services, a member of the leadership team at LSU Foundation, reporting to the President and CEO. At LSU, Kushal was a key member of the team that successfully completed the $750 Million Forever LSU campaign. Kushal has a Bachelors in Engineering from India and a Masters from the Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University.