President and CEO - IU Foundation

Eugene R. "Gene" Tempel assumed the presidency of the Indiana University Foundation on September 1, 2008. A nationally recognized expert in the study and practice of philanthropy and nonprofit management, Dr. Tempel has been named by The NonProfit Times to its list of the country’s 50 most influential leaders in the nonprofit sector each year since the list was created.

Dr. Tempel is a nationally recognized expert in the study and practice of philanthropy and nonprofit management. Since 1997 he has served as Executive Director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. The NonProfit Times has named him to its list of the country's 50 most influential leaders in the nonprofit sector each year since the list was created.  A professor of philanthropic studies, higher education, and public administration, Dr. Tempel's career as a nonprofit professional also includes more than two decades of administration, fundraising, and teaching in higher education. He previously served as vice chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and as vice president of the Indiana University Foundation.