Craig W. Hightower

Vice President
craig.hightower@campbellcompany.com

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Hightower, CraigCraig Hightower joined Campbell & Company with more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector.  Craig has a depth and breadth of experience in performing arts, healthcare, human services and educational settings.  To each client, he brings a wealth of knowledge about strategic planning, board development, campaign preparation and implementation, volunteer training, as well as his energy, talent and entrepreneurial drive.

Prior to joining Campbell & Company, Craig served as regional Vice President of Development for Boys & Girls Clubs of America.  In 1992, Craig joined Children’s Hospital of Orange County to revive a stalled capital campaign to build a new hospital and later served as Chief Development Officer with oversight of the hospital’s comprehensive development program.

Other positions include serving as a Development Officer during a $50 million campaign for California Institute of the Arts, Major Gifts Officer at the Music Center of Los Angeles County and Executive Director of the Strawberry Creek Music Festival in Malibu, California.

A musician by training, Craig earned a Bachelor of Music from Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music from the University of Southern California.

Current or Recent Clients Served

Braille Institute of America, (Los Angeles, CA)
California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco, CA)
Hospice of the Valley (Phoenix, AZ)
Mirman School (Los Angeles, CA)
Mission Hospital Foundation (Mission Viejo, CA)
Sage Hill School (Newport Coast, CA)
San Diego Zoo (San Diego, CA)
San Francisco Opera (San Francisco, CA)
Viewpoint School (Calabasas, CA)
Yosemite Conservancy (San Francisco, CA)

San Diego Zoo

San Diego Zoo

"Craig Hightower and the Campbell & Company team made us feel very important and delivered what they promised. They bring a wealth of fundraising experience to our organization. We are completely satisfied with the care, commitment and the attention we receive."

Mark Stuart, Chief Development and Membership Officer
San Diego Zoo

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera

"Campbell & Company offers a truly rigorous, results-focused approach that goes beyond just serving as a sounding board.  They want to know we’re achieving outcomes, and they’re able to challenge us in a very direct but productive way.  By focusing our attention on the most important challenges, they’ve truly helped us reach the next level."

Jennifer Lynch, Director of Development
San Francisco Opera