Vice-President Advancement

Jimmy Buck commenced as Vice-President (Advancement) at Monash University in January 2026. Prior to Monash, Jimmy spent seven years as Deakin University’s Chief Advancement Officer, leading a team of fundraising and alumni engagement practitioners at one of Australia’s youngest and most progressive universities.  A lifelong fundraiser, Jimmy started his career in advancement as a university student, co-chairing Boston University’s class gift campaign, which raised US$100,000 from graduating students in 2009. During his nine years at the University of Sydney, Jimmy worked across all areas of advancement, leading advancement services, alumni relations, and development teams in both higher education and medical philanthropy. He played a leadership role in Sydney’s INSPIRED campaign, the first philanthropic campaign in Australian higher education to raise AU$1 billion. Jimmy is a Laureate of the Council for Advancement & Support of Education and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Education Advancement and Marketing. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Graduate Certificate of Data Analytics from Deakin University, a Master of International Studies from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University.