Ian T. Wells is the Founder and President of a full-service prospect development firm providing research and advisory solutions to non-profit organisations. In this capacity, he personally develops strategic solutions customised for the firm’s clients, and often works on matters pertaining to prospect identification, detailed research, portfolio management, and campaign planning. He has shared his expertise with clients from a variety of backgrounds, from one-person shops with five-figure goals to centuries-old institutions undertaking billion-dollar campaigns. Ian's presentations have been featured at conferences and programs conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Apra International, the New England Development Research Association, and the Planned Giving Group of New England. He is a former Vice President of the New England Development Research Association (NEDRA), where he served on the Board of Directors for the maximum three terms. During his tenure on the NEDRA Board, he held posts as Chairman of the organisation's marketing committee, its membership committee, and the volunteer committee. Ian was also active as Co-Chair of NEDRA's programming committee and its sponsorship committee.

Prior to founding his company in 2014, Ian served as Director of Prospect Development at Boston College. While at BC, he created a division dedicated to Prospect Discovery, reformed the department's ratings procedures, implemented protocols to streamline research requests, restructured the department to focus on campaign priorities, and incorporated data analytics into efforts to prioritise the university's constituents.

Ian previously worked at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he served as Associate Director of Development, Prospect Research. In that role, he oversaw a team of researchers while directly providing research support to some of the hospital's Campaign Centers of Excellence, including its Global Health, Medical Research, and Heart & Vascular divisions. Ian was a lead facilitator in efforts to create comprehensive development plans supporting multiple campaign objectives. He also spearheaded a prospect identification initiative that more than doubled the organisation's rate for discovering new prospects.

Ian first entered the research industry at Boston Children's Hospital in 2001. He was a recipient of the Children's Hospital Trust Colleague Award for his commitment to serving the hospital and others. He held several positions of increasing complexity as he learned the fundamentals of prospect development.

Ian is an alumnus of Boston College, where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta honor society. He lives with his family north of Boston, Massachusetts.