Beau Cummings, MBA, CFRE
Chief Executive Officer & Senior Search Consultant
Mr. Cummings works from our Wilmington, NC offices where he leads and oversees Paschal•Murray’s recruitment efforts and business development. He works closely with our CEO Emeritus and advisors to ensure our clients receive the unrivaled customer service they have come to expect.
Beau has a passion for people and subscribes to the philosophy that a successful fundraising enterprise must be rooted in genuine relationships; the donor and the organization must be partners. As the leader for the fundraising efforts for the UNCW’s Cameron School of Business he was part of unprecedented and record setting fundraising successes for the university’s business school. As part of University Advancement, Beau has served on and chaired dozens of successful search committees; Beau’s experience encompasses campaign readiness, developing a case for support, identifying strategic priorities, donor relations, data analytics, development metrics, annual giving, planned giving, solicitation and a complete understanding of the individual skill sets and components needed to build a sustainable philanthropic giving program.
Beau earned his BA in Marketing from Marshall University, his MBA from University of North Carolina Wilmington where he has also taken courses towards a master’s degree in Finance and Investment Management. Beau started his career in sales and marketing before joining University Advancement at the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he spent 12 years working in Major Gifts. Beau is a member of Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, the Association of Fundraising Professionals and remains active with CASE where he has participated in both domestic and international conferences to further his understanding of the philanthropic environment in which our clients operate. Beau believes in giving back as much as possible; he currently serves on the board of AFP, Cape Fear Region, he is the co-chair of the membership committee for the Network of Nonprofit search Consultants, he is a member of the Wilmington Kiwanis Club where he served on the Board of Directors from 2016-2018, and he recently served as the President of the Wilmington Investors Roundtable while being a member of the Board of Governors between 2016-2021.
As CEO, Beau works with a team of qualified individuals who are committed to upholding the ethical principles that have established Paschal Murray as one of the top search firms in the nation.
