Joined the Board of Directors in July 2025

Mary Pat Alcus

Board Member

Institutional Investment Consultant

Why I Support the Community Foundation

“The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties is one of our community’s most vital resources. They convene public and private sources around the counties’ most important issues and bring together donors and worthy causes, all with a goal of uplifting our most vulnerable neighbors. Working with the Community Foundation is efficient and tax effective and deeply rewarding.”

Joined the Board of Directors in July 2025

Community Foundation Involvement

Ms. Alcus brings deep investment experience and nonprofit leadership to her role with the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Her background in advising philanthropic organizations aligns closely with the Foundation’s mission, and she contributes her financial expertise to ensure long-term impact and stewardship. She currently serves on the Investment Committee and Scholarship Committee.

Career Prospectus

Ms. Alcus is an institutional investment advisor and Chartered Financial Analyst with over 30 years of experience guiding foundations, endowments, and pension funds. She has advised clients on investment strategy, policy development, manager selection, and performance monitoring.

For much of her career, Ms. Alcus served as a Principal and Senior Consultant at Mercer Investment Consulting, where she worked in leadership roles across Atlanta, New York, and Washington, D.C. Her work helped shape financial outcomes for a wide range of institutional clients in both the private and public sectors.

Ms. Alcus earned her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Community and Philanthropic Highlights

Ms. Alcus has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the Greater Washington Community Foundation, where she chaired the Investment Committee.
She was Board President of Horizons Greater Washington from 2017 to 2019 and is currently part of an exploratory committee to bring this impactful summer enrichment program to Palm Beach County.
She currently serves as Board Chair of the Montgomery College Foundation and as a Trustee of the Norwood School.
Her leadership reflects a lifelong commitment to advancing educational opportunity, financial stewardship, and community impact.