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Clinical Professor of Management and Executive Director, Center for Nonprofit Management.

Portrait of Liz Livingston Howard, Faculty at the Kellogg School of Management
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Liz Livingston Howard is a graduate of Northwestern University and holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Ms. Howard is the Executive Director of Kellogg's Center for Nonprofit Management and a Clinical Professor of Management. She developed and teaches curriculum for MBA students and nonprofit executives. Ms. Howard serves as the Academic Director for a variety of nonprofit executive education courses and designs custom executive education programs for local, national and global clients.

Previously, she served as Assistant Dean for Development for Kellogg from 1994 to 2003. In that role, she was responsible for the fundraising activities of the Kellogg School including alumni and individual solicitation, corporate and foundation grants. She was involved with the $1.4 billion Campaign Northwestern. During her tenure, total giving to the school increased 100% and the Kellogg School raised over $100 million for significant objectives in Campaign Northwestern.

Prior to joining the Kellogg School, Ms. Howard served as a fundraising consultant with Charles R. Feldstein & Company, based in Chicago. Her additional development work was as Director of Development for the Chicago Tourism Council/Mayor's Office of Tourism for the City of Chicago and as the first Director of Development for Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette, Illinois.

Outside of her professional responsibilities, Ms. Howard has been involved with a number of philanthropic organizations in Chicago. She was selected as a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow to participate in a unique, year-long venture to deepen the understanding of greater Chicago, thereby enhancing the future quality of civic and community leadership. In addition, she served as the founding chairman of the Chicago Community Trust Young Leaders Fund, an endowment fund established in 1994 by young professionals in Chicago to educate them about grant-making and the value of philanthropy.

Currently, she serves as Secretary of the 100 Club of Illinois, providing financial assistance to the families of first responders killed in the line of duty across the State of Illinois, Secretary of the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago, Board Member of the Women's Board of Northwestern University and an Advisory Board Member for the Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago. She has provided consulting services for local nonprofits in the areas of fundraising, marketing, strategic planning, and board governance.

About Liz
Teaching interests
  • Management of nonprofit organizations
  • particularly fundraising.
  • MBA, 1993, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
    B.A., 1986, Northwestern University
  • Clinical Professor of Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2016-present
    Clinical Associate Professor of Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2013-2016
  • Executive Director, Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management, 2018-present
    Director, Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management, 2013-2018
    Associate Director, Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management, 2003-2013
    Assistant Dean, Director of Development, Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management, 1994-2003
    Consultant, CHARLES R. FELDSTEIN & COMPANY, 1991-1994
    Director of Development, City of Chicago, 1990-1991
    Director of Development, Regina Dominican High School, 1986-1990

Nonprofit Board Governance (SSIMX-455-0)