George Kosar

George Kosar has worked as a fundraiser in higher education for more than two decades. At The Everglades Foundation, together with the Vice President of Development, George leads the expansion of philanthropic support to meet the increasingly ambitious goals of the Foundation’s long-term strategy.

Previously, George was the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Partnerships at Georgetown University. Prior to that role, he served as Director of Foundation Relations at Boston University, where he led institutional fundraising efforts in the university’s first-ever campaign, which surpassed its initial $1 billion goal with $1.85 billion in achievement. George also was the Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, and a Major Gifts Officer for the Harvard Kennedy School, where he worked with the Dean’s Council, an advisory group of CEOs and global leaders.

George has taught Fundraising and Grant Proposal Writing at the Harvard Extension School and Northeastern University. He also has taught fundraising for the Fulbright Program in Bulgaria, and for Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. Prior to his work in academia, George served as Political Affairs Officer for the Japanese Consulate in Atlanta, Georgia.

He has a Ph.D. in Comparative History from Brandeis University; his doctoral work focused on the Russian Revolution of 1917 and is based on extensive research in Russian archives. He also earned a M.A. in History from Boston College, and a B.A. in Russian Studies from the University of Virginia.