<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2026/david-sussman-gift.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>03/11/2026</pubDate><title>Local Entrepreneur Makes Seven-Figure Gift to Support First-of-its-Kind Sales Institute at University of New Haven</title><description>David Sussman, chief visionary officer of The Family Security Plan®, a second-generation Connecticut-based insurance business, is making a significant gift to support the development of a pioneering space in the planned new on-campus home of the University of New Haven’s Pompea College of Business, which is scheduled to break ground later this year.</description><hide-description/><author/><author-details/><hide-author>true</hide-author><date>March 11, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/business/news/2026/david-sussman-gift.jpg" alt="David Sussman leads a panel discussion"/></image><image-caption>David Sussman leads a panel discussion for students involved in an innovative Uccountability program he introduced on campus.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-business</tag><tag>initiative-uccountability</tag><tag>institute-sussman-sales</tag><tag>name-brian-kench</tag><tag>name-david-sussman</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>office-advancement</tag><tag>section-give</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>