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Patrick M. Rooney is professor of economics and philanthropic studies, and the executive associate dean for academic programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Previously, as executive director of the school’s predecessor, the Center on Philanthropy, he worked with its faculty, board, and campus and university administration to establish the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, the world’s first school of philanthropy. 

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As the center’s first full-time director of research, Rooney created its formal in-house research program, building it into one of the premier philanthropy research organizations in the nation. He directed center-wide research activities, including the Philanthropy Panel Study (PPS). Conducted in collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Panel Study of Income Dynamics, PPS is the largest and most accurate study of household charitable giving over time ever conducted. 

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Rooney also led the center’s ongoing research projects, including the research for Giving USA (published by Giving USA Foundation). Other school and center research clients included: Bank of America, American Express, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Independent Sector, the NFL, Target Corporation, United Way of America, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

 

He has presented research to the White House and federal officials of three administrations. Rooney has served on several local and national boards and advisory groups.

 

He earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Notre Dame.