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John Aronowitz joined the Robert H. Smith School of Business as the Chief Development Officer (CDO) in January 2024. Prior to his role at the Smith School, John served in multiple leadership positions in fundraising at Iowa State University's College of Engineering for over 11 years. Most recently, he was the Executive Director of Development where he led a team of ten people. During his tenure he was responsible for personal fundraising production worth over $73 million. He also contributed significantly to the Forever True, For Iowa State campaign from 2012 to 2021, which raised over $1.5 billion for the university and $255 million for the engineering college. Before his time at Iowa State, John worked in fundraising at the University of Northern Iowa for five years, specifically in planned giving and with the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. John holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Northern Iowa.