Tycely Williams is an award-winning executive, leading inclusive and innovative teams who have raised & managed more than $600 million dollars in her twenty-five-year career. Tycely most recently served as Chief Development Officer for The Bipartisan Policy Center. She previously served as Chief Development Officer for America’s Promise Alliance. Throughout her career, she has championed philanthropy in various roles, including Vice President of Development at YWCA USA, Chief Development Officer for the American Red Cross National Capital Region, and Association Director of Major Gifts for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington.

Tycely is past president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Washington DC Metro Chapter and the inaugural chair of AFP’s Women’s Impact Initiative. She chairs the governing boards of The Nonprofit Alliance Foundation, Monument Academy Public Charter School, and YWCA National Capital Area. She serves as a Director for Leadership Greater Washington, The Institute for Responsible Citizenship, and The Blackbaud Giving Fund.

Tycely is a highly educated professional with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (cum laude) and a minor in Journalism from Wake Forest University. She further bolstered her leadership expertise with an Executive Master’s in Leadership from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Tycely brings additional experience through postgraduate certificates in Fundraising (Boston University), Nonprofit Management (Duke University), and a Public Leadership Credential (Harvard University). Currently, Tycely teaches Fundraising and Leadership at The Pennsylvania State University.