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Let's turn problems into opportunities.

I collaborate with results-driven teams and leaders to solve tough strategic and operational problems.

What you can expect from me:

Experience

I’ll bring years of experience, energy, and a fresh approach.

Respect

I appreciate and respect organizational culture and the challenges of change, and see myself as part of your team.

Insight

I listen intently with openness, challenge assumptions, inspire solutions, and spot the gaps in processes and strategy.

Guarantee

I guarantee you will be satisfied with my services. If you are not, I will work with you at no cost until you are satisfied or refund my consulting fee.

How I can help you:

Executive project partnership

Unlock stalled projects and drive special initiatives forward with my dedicated partnership and innovative thinking.

Executive project partnership

Unlock stalled projects and drive special initiatives forward with my dedicated partnership and innovative thinking. As your trusted collaborator, I deliver results through hands-on effort, stakeholder collaboration, and research for strategy, leadership, grantmaking, governance, and operations. I promise discretion and expertise. Ready to solve a tough problem or to unlock a project’s potential? Let’s discuss how my partnership can drive your initiatives forward.

Fractional and interim leadership

Bridge leadership gaps during growth, transition, or transformation with my 20-plus years of strategic and philanthropic expertise.

Fractional and interim leadership

Bridge leadership gaps during growth, transition, or transformation with my 20-plus years of strategic and philanthropic expertise. As your fractional or interim Executive Director, Vice President of Programs, Trustee, or other senior roles, I provide stability and guidance to navigate change successfully. Need leadership support during transition? Contact me to explore how my expertise can guide your foundation through change.

Design, start-up, or relaunch

Realize your philanthropic vision with expert guidance in creating or transforming your foundation.

Design, start-up, or relaunch

Realize your philanthropic vision with expert guidance in creating or transforming your foundation. I collaborate with founders, boards, professional staff, advisors, and family offices to build a platform for sustained, high-impact giving, from legal setup to strategy, and grantmaking. Ready to develop and bring your philanthropic vision to life? Let’s collaborate to build a strong foundation for your impact.

Strategy development

Align your mission, vision, and goals with an actionable strategy for your special initiatives, programs, or entire foundation.

Strategy development

Align your mission, vision, and goals with an actionable strategy for your special initiatives, programs, or entire foundation. Through insightful analysis, community consultation, and a creative, values-driven approach, I help position your foundation for meaningful impact and success. Want to align your mission, vision, and goals with a powerful strategy? Let’s discuss how I can help position your foundation for success.

Grantmaking process improvement

Maximize your impact by aligning processes with your resources, decision-making, and vision.

Grantmaking process improvement

Maximize your impact by aligning processes with your resources, decision-making, and vision. I streamline your efforts, guided by principles of access, equity, trust, and transparency, to better serve your stakeholders and communities. Reviewing your grantmaking can reveal how to level up your funding effectiveness. Looking to maximize your impact through streamlined grantmaking? Reach out to explore how I can help you better serve your community.

Governance and 360o review

Unlock stalled projects and drive special initiatives forward with my dedicated partnership and innovative thinking.

Governance and 360o review

Unlock your foundation’s potential with a comprehensive review of governance, operations, and funding policies. Through creative consultation and analysis, I identify opportunities to refine your practices, including reviewing bylaws, enhancing board meetings, and planning board succession, freeing up resources for your mission. Contact me to discuss how a comprehensive review can help you overcome key challenges.

About me:

With a career dedicated to building organizations and fostering innovations, my expertise lies in philanthropic strategies designed to create change. Over the past 20 years, I have developed and executed strategies in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. During my eight-year tenure as Executive Director of the JRS Biodiversity Foundation, an independent foundation with $50M in assets, I transformed the institution into a focused, strategic philanthropy.

My experience at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation includes helping to start and lead a sixty-five-person team in Agricultural Development, committing over $1.7 billion in four years. I served in multiple roles, including Program Officer, Business Officer, and Senior Strategy Officer. Additionally, I have held senior positions at the Wharton School of Business, the World Resources Institute, Winrock International, and the International Food Policy Research Institute. My consulting work extends to Fortune 500 companies and major non-profit organizations.

I have served on governing boards, advisory boards, and task forces. I have a degree in Biophysics from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Biology from M.I.T.

Please get in touch for a free consultation.

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