Geoff Krouse

Geoff Krouse P’22 ’22 ’26 serves as the Associate Dean for Duke Law School’s Alumni & Development Office, managing the Law School’s alumni relations and fundraising programs. These programs include major and principal gift fundraising; annual giving; alumni relations; stewardship; and advancement services. Prior to his current role, Geoff served as Assistant Dean for the Law School’s Alumni & Development Office. He is also a Senior Lecturing Fellow at the Law School, having taught Mergers & Acquisitions for six years, and serves as a member of the Dean’s senior administrative team, collaborating regularly with other Deans and senior administrators across the Law School and the University. 

Prior to his roles at Duke, Krouse practiced law for almost 20 years in the areas of corporate finance, private equity and mergers & acquisitions, and he remains Of Counsel at Smith Anderson in Raleigh, where he had been a partner and practiced since 2005. Prior to Smith Anderson, Geoff was a corporate lawyer in New York City at the national law firm Vinson & Elkins.

In addition to his busy law practice, Krouse had been a dedicated volunteer for Duke and Duke Law School, including service on the board of directors of the Duke Law Alumni Association. He has also held various nonprofit board positions in the Triangle, including six years as a member (two as chair) of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald McDonald House of Durham and Wake, as well as board terms for the Montessori School of Raleigh, the Association for Corporate Growth (RTP Chapter) and Freedom United. Geoff earned his B.A. in public policy from Duke University (1993) and his J.D. from Duke Law School (1997).

He and his wife, Anne, have three daughters, Grace ’22, Caroline ’22 and Kate ’26.