Ron Skupien, Solutions Consultant, Philanthropic Analytics, possesses more than 25 years of professional experience in executive level fundraising, marketing and research. He joined GG+A in 2007.

Most recently, Ron served as vice president of development at The Associated Colleges of Illinois. There he was responsible for the organization’s fundraising and demographic research activities, helping secure more that $4 million in annual donations for fiscal year 2007.

Before that, as a principal at MDR Demographic Applications, Ron provided demographic and economic data analysis and interpretation to a wide variety of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

In his previous role as Midwest regional director for Donnelley Marketing Information Services, a company of the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, he oversaw hiring, training and management for the company’s regional consulting and support staff. He has also held research and data analysis positions at the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.

Ron holds a bachelor’s degree in geography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.