Robby Poteat, a veteran fundraiser who has spent the past 14 years as an athletics administrator at the University of Dayton, has been named Georgia Tech’s executive associate athletics director for development and executive director of athletics development, Tech athletics and the Institute’s office of development announced on Friday.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Robby and his family to Georgia Tech,” Georgia Tech director of athletics J Batt said. “Robby has established himself as one of college athletics’ top fundraisers and revenue generators, highlighted by the great success that he has helped lead Dayton to over the past 14 years. I am confident that his energy, ingenuity and genuine care for the success of student-athletes on and off the field will resonate with our wonderful base of donors, and encourage Yellow Jacket fans worldwide to support our student-athletes and teams through the Alexander-Tharpe Fund.”
“Robby will be a remarkable addition to our athletics and development leadership teams,” Georgia Tech vice president for development Jennifer Howe said. “He understands the importance of building strong relationships, truly values the student-athlete experience, and understands every aspect of operations and fundraising within the current athletics climate. I have every confidence that Robby can help accelerate the private support needed to build out the vision for athletics that J is setting, and to be a valuable part of the Institute’s overall success in the Transforming Tomorrow campaign.”
Poteat oversaw Dayton athletics’ fundraising efforts for nearly eight years, first as associate athletics director from August 2015-July 2019, then as senior associate athletics director for external affairs and development from July 2019 until accepting his position at Georgia Tech. As Dayton’s chief fundraiser, he helped UD complete more than $100 million in capital projects. He also supervised multiple external units,…
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