Prior to joining the ASU Foundation as the Associate Director of Development for The College, Brittany Sullivan served as the Assistant Director of Venture Development with the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute for over 5 years. She led all Venture Devils funding competitions, provided oversight to all philanthropic engagement and disbursement of seed funding support for founders, and developed strategy and deployment of resources to support ASU student, staff, faculty and alumni ventures across all stages of development, vertical and industry. Brittany has been with ASU for nearly nine years, holding positions in Sun Devil Athletics and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering prior to joining the Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute team in 2018.
Brittany was raised in Minnesota and relocated to Arizona in 2007 to attend ASU, and was a member of the ASU Diving team for four years. Graduating from Barrett the Honors College in 2011, she then pursued her Master’s degree in a niche field of Social Work focused on infant, toddler and family interventions.