Daniel Solow joined Northwestern University in February of 2013. Solow serves as a member of the athletics senior staff, a sport administrator for the men's golf and women’s soccer programs and a major gift fundraiser.
 
Since joining the ‘Cats at the midpoint of the 2012-13 fundraising year, Solow has increased annual giving by more than 110% and helped all 19 sport programs establish new single-year fundraising records. In an effort to build a healthier annual giving program, Solow led a rebranding of the Wildcat Fund that spanned six months of peer reviews, donor feedback and incorporation of all 19 sport programs and the Vice President's Fund into a new annual giving structure. As a part of this effort, he helped develop the Otto Graham Society, which has generated over $16.5 million in new support for Northwestern student-athletes and recognizes one of the all-time great Wildcats.
 
Prior to coming to Evanston, Solow spent five years as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Development at Hofstra University, where he had oversight of the athletics fundraising efforts. During 2011-12, Solow was named "Fundraiser of the Month" three times, more than any other University fundraiser. Solow earned his master's in sports management from Northern Illinois University in 2007. During his tenure in DeKalb, he was a Development Assistant in the department of athletics and also worked as a Graduate Assistant in the Sports Information Office. Following his time at NIU, Solow was the Sport Program Associate for Development at the University of Cincinnati.
 
A Chicago native, Solow graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2005 with a degree in politics. He was a two-time captain and four-year starter on the golf team and served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Solow and his wife, Abby, currently reside in Chicago.