Indiana University Foundation Announces Two New Board Directors

The Indiana University Foundation welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors: David C. Evans and J. Timothy Morris. The IUF Board stewards and supports Indiana University’s fundraising goals and serves as the legal governing body of the IU Foundation. Evans and Morris will join a group of experienced leaders and subject-matter experts who are committed to securing a strong and lasting future for Indiana University.

“I am delighted to welcome David and Tim to the board,” IU Foundation President Dan Smith said. “With their combination of business acumen, governance experience, and forward thinking, I know their presence will enhance the good work for which our board is well known.”

David C. Evans

Evans spent more than four decades with the legal firm Reed Smith LLP in Washington, D.C. prior to his retirement in 2012. A former managing partner, Evans served for many years on the firm’s Global Management Committee. He also served as outside general counsel to a number of trade associations, professional societies and their educational foundations.

Evans holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from IU’s Kelley School of Business and a J.D. from its Maurer School of Law. As a student at IU’s Bloomington campus, Evans served as senior class president, was an active member of the IU Student Foundation, and participated as a four-year member of the football team. This is his second stint as an IU Foundation Board Director, having previously served from 2003-11. He has also served on the IU Alumni Association Executive Council and the Maurer School of Law Board of Visitors.

Timothy Morris

Morris is a founder and partner of Proprium Capital Partners, an employee-owned real estate investment advisory firm with more than $2 billion in assets under management. Prior to founding Proprium Capital Partners, Morris worked for 24 years at Morgan Stanley where he served as managing director, global chief financial officer, global chief operations officer, head of Asia and co-head of Europe for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing business, and as the chief investment officer for Morgan Stanley’s Real Estate Special Situations family of Funds.

Morris holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from IU’s Kelley School of Business and was active in the Student Athletic Board, serving as President his senior year in Bloomington. He has served on the Kelley School’s Dean’s Council and the IU Center for Real Estate Studies Advisory Board

About the Indiana University Foundation

Founded in 1936, the Indiana University Foundation maximizes private support for Indiana University by fostering lifelong relationships with key stakeholders and providing advancement leadership and fundraising services for campuses and units across the university. Today, the IU Foundation oversees one of the largest public university endowments in the country, with a market value in excess of $2.25 billion. IU is consistently ranked among the top four of Big Ten universities in annual voluntary support.