Bridget Wheeler serves as the Director of Strategic Engagement and Board Relations for the Office of National Laboratories at the University of Chicago. She is responsible for contributing to the management and oversight of operational and strategic initiatives related to the Argonne National Laboratory Board of Governors and the Fermi Forward Discovery Group Board of Directors. Bridget has extensive experience in board engagement, alumni relations, and development at nonprofit and higher education institutions including expertise in stewardship and donor relations. Prior to joining the University of Chicago, she served as Senior Associate Director of Donor Relations in the Alumni Relations and Development Department at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Bridget earned a Master of Science degree in public service management from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in business management from Eastern Illinois University.