Dicovitsky, who is currently the vice president for development and secretary to the board of trustees at Pomona College, will take the position in early October.
Since joining Pomona in 1995, his many accomplishments as vice president have included leadership of a highly successful five-year comprehensive capital campaign that exceeded its aggressive goal by 37 percent.
"We are delighted that we have been able to find someone with Gary's qualifications, extensive experience, and history of accomplishment. With an ambitious campaign coming up, we will need his talents in the keystone slot in development," said President David Baltimore.
Dicovitsky served as director of planned giving at Princeton University for four years prior to joining Pomona. He also held senior positions at the University of Virginia and Dartmouth College. In addition, he also served as associate athletic director and head coach of the men's varsity basketball team at Loyola College in Baltimore.
"Caltech's superior reputation as a research and teaching institution with such depth and capacity in interdisciplinary projects and programs was fundamental to my interest," said Dicovitsky. "Its small size and formidable leadership, both at the board level and on site through David Baltimore, Steve Koonin, and others, added significantly to my belief that visionary aspirations and achievements, some unique to Caltech's resources, can be realized in the years ahead. I am honored to be offered the privilege to help build on the institution's past successes and to interact with such extraordinary faculty, staff, and alumni."
A native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Dicovitsky holds a bachelor's degree in economic geography, with a minor in urban studies, from Dartmouth College, and a master of education degree from Loyola College. He was formerly a certified financial planner.
Active in the alumni volunteer leadership at Dartmouth College, he has served as president of the Alumni Council and of the class of 1972, as well as a member of the Alumni Council's nominating and alumni trustee search committee and the ad hoc committee to study Dartmouth College Alumni Council's structure and operation. Other volunteer work has included serving on the boards of directors of the International Foundation and the Princeton Area Planned Giving Council, as well as volunteering his services to the Claremont-area youth basketball program. He is a member of the National Committee on Planned Giving and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
Dicovitsky will be the senior Institute executive responsible for providing leadership for fund-raising and alumni activities.
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