Jim Hall was with the Georgia Tech Athletic Association since 1998, serving most recently as the associate vice president for development (athletics) and executive associate athletics director. He led the Alexander-Tharpe Fund, which is responsible for all development activities in support of intercollegiate athletics raising more than $18 million annually. Hall was promoted to Georgia Tech’s senior associate vice president for major gifts and next generation philanthropy in February 2023.
Named the 2010 University Division Fund Raiser of the Year by the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD), he came to Georgia Tech from Indiana State, where he was directly responsible for all intercollegiate athletics fundraising activities, as well as the letterwinners association (I-Club).
He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California in 1986 and his master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1994. While working on his master’s at OU, he worked in the development office and helped start the Sooner Club.
He has two sons: Henry and Jonathan.
