Cheryl Hadaway

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About Cheryl Hadaway

Cheryl Hadaway is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hadaway Partners, a benefactor-centric, high-impact fundraising consulting firm specializing in conceptualizing, creating, and implementing philanthropic vision and strategies supporting healthcare, academic, and cultural/arts fundraising. As a nonprofit board member, she presently serves on the Greater Twin Cities United Way Board and chairs the Advancement Committee; Science Museum of MN Board and Campaign Advisory Committee; and MN Women’s Economic Roundtable. Most recently, Cheryl Hadaway was Mayo Clinic’s Chief Development Officer and Chair. Under her leadership, Mayo Clinic completed one of the most successful comprehensive campaigns conducted by an academic medical center, securing $3.76 billion in philanthropic gifts from 2010 through 2017 and exceeding the $3 billion goal one year early. During her ten-year tenure as Chief Development Officer, Mayo Clinic secured $6 billion in philanthropic support. Cheryl Hadaway has a lengthy record of public service that includes board positions with Greater Twin Cities United Way, Science Museum of MN, MN Women’s Economic Roundtable, Gift of Life Transplant House, Rochester Art Center, Rochester Senior Citizen Center, Rochester Catholic Schools, and Lourdes High School Foundation.