Nancy Pulte Rickard

Nancy Pulte Rickard, MPA, is a philanthropist and the President and Chairman of the Board at the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation, an organization that supports nonprofits and academic institutions that work to address humanitarian initiatives in the United States and globally.

Nancy is the daughter of William J. Pulte (1932-2018), a humanitarian, builder, and the founder of PulteGroup. As President, Nancy advances her father’s legacy by providing leadership for the Foundation’s strategies, direction, and partnerships, such as the Pulte Institute for Global Development at the University of Notre Dame.

She received her Bachelor of Business Administration in management from Albion College and a Master of Public Administration with a minor in economics from Bowling Green State University. Nancy has been recognized by Authority Magazine as a Social Impact Hero. She is a trustee of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller (Malta), OSJ Commandery of Florida. Nancy serves on the Advisory Council for the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and the Notre Dame Family Philanthropy Network Committee.