Chase Graves joined the Billikens’ staff as Director of Leadership & Annual Giving in August 2025.
In his role at SLU, Graves is responsible for oversight of the department’s annual fund and for fundraising through season-ticket holders, alumni and friends of the University.
A native of Clayton, Calif., Graves was a four-year baseball student-athlete at the University of the Pacific. After graduation, he was hired a sales and service consultant with Playfly Aspire, the ticketing arm of Pacific Athletics, where he managed ticket accounts and cultivated relationships with Pacific ticket holders.
While at Pacific, Graves also served as an external operations intern working with sponsorships and promotions. He earned Pacific’s 2024 Dan Malley Service Award, which is presented annually to the Pacific student-athlete who has provided a notable contribution and service to others within the athletic department, university and wider community.
Graves graduated from Pacific in 2024 with a B.S. in Business Administration, Sport Management.
