Hokie ClubResponsibilities: Tristan has direct oversight of the Hokie Club gift officer staff and their work towards cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donors of Virginia Tech Athletics and the 22 sport programs. Mulcahy began oversight the gift officers in 2021 and has led the group to unprecedented success. Under his leadership, the Reach for Excellence campaign has blossomed, with over $260 million in new gifts and commitments to Virginia Tech Athletics. The Hokie Club also surpassed the Drive for 25,000 members during this period and continues to see significant year-over-year success in annual membership. Outside of his oversight for the staff, Mulcahy is directly involved in major gift fundraising for Virginia Tech’s football program, working in concert with former defensive coordinator, Bud Foster to maintain and grow relationships with current and former NFL players. Mulcahy is also the main liaison for Virginia Tech’s Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) fundraising efforts. While in Blacksburg, Mulcahy also spent time coordinating fundraising efforts for the men’s basketball and baseball programs.
Joined VT Athletics Staff: 2018
Prior to Virginia Tech: Prior to joining the Hokie Club, Mulcahy worked as the director of athletic advancement at St. Bonaventure. During his four years there, he assisted with fundraising functions for annual support, capital improvements and scholarships for all 17 sports, breaking fundraising records each year. He oversaw more than 1,000 donors in the Bonnies Athletic Fund with his primary responsibility being men's basketball and its Sixth Man Club. While at St. Bonaventure, he also aided in the completion of the $2 million fields project for softball and soccer, as well as securing $500,000 for a center-hung video board at the Reilly Center. No stranger to the ACC, Mulcahy worked at Boston College as the assistant director of development in the Flynn Fund. He also started as the development assistant for the Deacon Club at Wake Forest.
Education: Mulcahy competed as a baseball student-athlete at St. Bonaventure, where he graduated in 2010 with his bachelor's degree in sociology. He went on to earn his master's degree at California University of Pennsylvania in 2012.
Personal: Mulcahy met his wife, Andrea, at St. Bonaventure and they have three children, Harper, Declan and Landon.