Staff Directory
Watson, Jacob
Jacob Watson
- Title:
- Assistant Athletic Director, Annual Giving
- Email:
- Phone:
- 865-5513
Watson was promoted to the role of Assistant Athletic Director for Annual Giving in December 2024. In his new role he will be responsible for leading the unit's annual giving program, including oversight of Green Wave Club solicitation strategy, donor retention, donor acquisition, and stewardship. He will also oversee the Tulane Letterwinners Association.
Watson joined Tulane as Assistant Director of Development in July 2022. In his previous role, he maintained daily internal operations for the Green Wave Club, while soliciting annual fund and major gift donations in support of Tulane Athletics' 17 varsity programs.
Since arriving in Uptown, Watson has played a key role in the Green Wave Club's strongest two annual fund years to date in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024. He also led the department's efforts around Give Green, Tulane's university-wide day of giving, which resulted in the largest number of gifts, dollars raised, first-time donors, and first-time dollars in support of Athletics since the inception of Give Green. In 2024, he oversaw the renewed vision of the Tulane Letterwinners Association, where every former student-athlete is automatically recognized as a Tulane Letterwinners Association member upon departure from Tulane, resulting in membership increasing by over 4,000 members.
Watson earned his bachelor's degree in Sport Management from Eastern Kentucky University in 2020. Afterwards, he went on to earn his master's degree in Sport Administration from the University of Louisville in 2022. While attending Louisville, he was the President of the UofL Sport Administration Association and a member of the Louisville Athletics Internship Program, working in both development and compliance.
Watson joined Tulane as Assistant Director of Development in July 2022. In his previous role, he maintained daily internal operations for the Green Wave Club, while soliciting annual fund and major gift donations in support of Tulane Athletics' 17 varsity programs.
Since arriving in Uptown, Watson has played a key role in the Green Wave Club's strongest two annual fund years to date in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024. He also led the department's efforts around Give Green, Tulane's university-wide day of giving, which resulted in the largest number of gifts, dollars raised, first-time donors, and first-time dollars in support of Athletics since the inception of Give Green. In 2024, he oversaw the renewed vision of the Tulane Letterwinners Association, where every former student-athlete is automatically recognized as a Tulane Letterwinners Association member upon departure from Tulane, resulting in membership increasing by over 4,000 members.
Watson earned his bachelor's degree in Sport Management from Eastern Kentucky University in 2020. Afterwards, he went on to earn his master's degree in Sport Administration from the University of Louisville in 2022. While attending Louisville, he was the President of the UofL Sport Administration Association and a member of the Louisville Athletics Internship Program, working in both development and compliance.
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