Innovairre, a leading global fundraising organization that supports nonprofits and agencies, has announced the appointment of Chad Engelgau as its new CEO. Engelgau is a successful business leader with a 17-year track record in the data, technology, and marketing services industry. He was most recently the CEO and President of Acxiom LLC, a global leader in helping brands use data and technology to acquire, retain and grow their customers. Prior to Acxiom, he held product and engineering management roles with Dell Technologies. Over the last three years, Engelgau has served on the Ad Council Board of Directors, supporting numerous public service campaigns as part of Acxiom’s “data for social good” philanthropy. He has also been recognized as a top 100 industry leader by DataIQ for the past two years.
Rakesh Kaul, Chairman of Innovairre’s Board, expressed the Board’s enthusiasm for Engelgau’s appointment, stating, “Chad is the quintessential leader to shepherd Innovairre through its ambitious transformation into a trailblazer in data analytics and digital technology product market solutions. His leadership will be crucial in advancing the Board’s vision that the Company develop and deploy industry wide INNsight, our premier, comprehensive fundraising CRM platform. INNsight is poised to revolutionize the nonprofit sector with its integrated approach to campaign management, production planning, and global supply chain optimization.”
“Being able to take the skills I acquired over 25+ years and apply them to the nonprofit fundraising space is an honor and something I am extremely passionate about,” said Engelgau. “Building upon the strong foundation that Innovairre developed over the years, and expanding their offerings, is an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. I look forward to driving Innovairre into the future as we help make the world a little better place by helping the nonprofits, we support grow faster so they can serve more people around the globe.”
