Paul O’Neill (C’86, MPP’96) is co-author with Bennie Smith (C’86) of Georgetown University a collection of historical images and captions that tell the story of Georgetown’s first 200 years.

O’Neill received his AB in government from the College in 1986 and MPP from the McCourt School in 1996. As senior advisor to Georgetown President John DeGioia, he was the lead development officer for the university’s then largest-ever gift of $100 million to establish the McCourt School of Public Policy in 2013. As COO of Advancement, O’Neill led operations of Georgetown’s “For Generations to Come” campaign that raised $1.67 billion.

He began his career working for President Reagan in the White House Presidential Advance Office. He then worked in the private sector at The Advisory Board Company, the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), and The Atlantic magazine.