Pam Eager (ENG 1987; TPR 1995)
Interim Vice President for University Advancement
Pam Eager is Carnegie Mellon University’s interim vice president for University Advancement, a role she assumed in June 2024. She is responsible for overseeing the university’s overall advancement efforts and for building partnerships with all of CMU’s philanthropic and volunteer communities, including university alumni, parents and friends; charitable foundations; and corporate donors.
Previously, Eager served as CMU’s senior associate vice president for University Advancement. Her responsibilities included oversight of principal gifts fundraising and leading the foundation relations and strategic philanthropic priorities programs.
Since joining the university in 1991, Eager has served in a number of roles including director of development for the College of Engineering, director of major gifts, assistant vice president for individual giving and senior associate vice president for development.
Prior to joining the staff at Carnegie Mellon, Eager worked at BASF Corporation, an international chemicals producer, in market development, product management and corporate strategic planning. Eager holds a B.S in chemical engineering and an MBA, both from Carnegie Mellon.