Dave Kass is responsible for operations within University Development. This includes information services, gift processing, prospect services, human resources, finance and facilities management. Kass graduated from Bentley College in 1986 with a B.S. in management and a concentration in computer science. His start within the industry began in 1990 at Business Systems Resources (now ellucian), where his customers included Ball State, Texas Tech, Florida, Duke, Michigan, and Central Florida. He relocated from New England to North Carolina in 1996 after accepting a position within the Alumni and Development Systems Office at Duke University. He joined Carolina in October 2008 and lives in Durham with his wife, Catherine, and their two children.