UCSD Alumni: Board of Directors

Armin Afsahi, '90, is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs at the University of California, San Diego and also serves as the Executive Director of the UCSD Alumni Association, an organization that serves 116,000 alumni and 24,000 students.

A UC San Diego alumnus of Revelle College, Armin is a seasoned advancement executive with over 17 years of private and public sector experience in institutional advancement, strategic management, business development, marketing, technology and operations gained in public and private universities, as well as technology, education, and consulting firms. He is longstanding member of the UC San Diego community and a former member and officer of the UCSD Alumni Association Board of Directors.

In his previous roles, Armin has provided creative engagement, alumni development and fundraising services to the UC San Diego and to Georgetown University. Serving on the senior Advancement teams at both institutions, Armin has demonstrated leadership in working with academic, administrative, and volunteer leadership in the areas of alumni engagement, campaign planning, organizational alignment, strategic business initiatives, board management, and corporate development. Previously at UC San Diego, Armin served as the Senior Director for External Relations and helped craft strategic initiatives for the $1 Billion Imagine What's Next Campaign. In this role, he developed the blueprint for a new corporate relations and fundraising model, and led multiple business functions. At Georgetown, he worked closely with the Vice President for Advancement and university leadership to provide direction for constituent engagement strategies and participated in the planning and early implementation phases of a $1.5 billion campaign.

Since 2004, Armin has served several appointments as interim executive director, accomplishing unprecedented success in initiating and implementing a strategic growth plan for alumni affairs.

Armin earned a BA in Communications from UC San Diego in 1990 and an MBA from the University of San Diego in 1997.



	Armin Afsahi, '90 Assistant Vice Chancellor, Alumni Affairs and UCSD Alumni Association Executive Director

	Armin Afsahi, '90, is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs at the University of California, San Diego and also serves as the Executive Director of the UCSD Alumni Association, an organization that serves 116,000 alumni and 24,000 students. A UC San Diego alumnus of Revelle College, Armin is a seasoned advancement executive with over 17 years of private and public sector experience in institutional advancement, strategic management, business development, marketing, technology and operations gained in public and private universities, as well as technology, education, and consulting firms. He is longstanding member of the UC San Diego community and a former member and officer of the UCSD Alumni Association Board of Directors. In his previous roles, Armin has provided creative engagement, alumni development and fundraising services to the UC San Diego and to Georgetown University. Serving on the senior Advancement teams at both institutions, Armin has demonstrated leadership in working with academic, administrative, and volunteer leadership in the areas of alumni engagement, campaign planning, organizational alignment, strategic business initiatives, board management, and corporate development. Previously at UC San Diego, Armin served as the Senior Director for External Relations and helped craft strategic initiatives for the $1 Billion Imagine What's Next Campaign. In this role, he developed the blueprint for a new corporate relations and fundraising model, and led multiple business functions. At Georgetown, he worked closely with the Vice President for Advancement and university leadership to provide direction for constituent engagement strategies and participated in the planning and early implementation phases of a $1.5 billion campaign. Since 2004, Armin has served several appointments as interim executive director, accomplishing unprecedented success in initiating and implementing a strategic growth plan for alumni affairs. Armin earned a BA in Communications from UC San Diego in 1990 and an MBA from the University of San Diego in 1997.
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