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GivingTuesday Team and Board

GivingTuesday Team

GivingTuesday is the nucleus organization of the global generosity movement, co-led by entrepreneurial changemakers in nearly 100 countries.

Asha Curran
CEO

Asha Curran is CEO of GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement.

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Bidemi Adedire
Communications Manager Africa Hub

Bidemi Adedire manages communication for the GivingTuesday Africa Hub

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Cherisse Faith Beh
Learning & Engagement, Global

A former journalist, Cherisse encourages people to give back and to build positive attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities at Special Olympics Asia Pacific.

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Shareeza Bhola
Chief Communications Officer

Shareeza is GivingTuesday's Chief Communications Officer.

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Jesse Bourns
Technology

Jesse Bourns supports the strategy and design of GivingTuesday's technology infrastructure and content delivery systems.

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Staci Bruce
Communities

Staci Bruce facilitates GivingTuesday's leadership community and collaboration with networks.

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Gabrielle Campeau
Knowledge Management Coordinator

Gabrielle Campeau helps coordinate GivingTuesday's data projects and figure out out-of-the-box solutions to turn the movement's ideas into reality.

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Mihika Chanchani
Partnerships Consultant, GivingTuesday India Hub

Mihika is the Partnerships Consultant for GivingTuesday's India Hub

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Annie Collins
Data Analyst

Annie is a Data Analyst with the GivingTuesday Data Commons team.

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Davide Cymbalist
Project Coordinator

Davide supports the management of the GivingTuesday Data Commons by contributing to a wide range of data and technology projects, processes and applications.

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Nicolas DesRoches
Data Communications and Knowledge Mobilization Manager

Nicolas is the bridge between the Communications team and the GivingTuesday Data Commons, ensuring data insights turn into actionable narratives for all our audiences.

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Priyanka Dutt
Chief Advisor

Priyanka is the Chief Advisor for the GivingTuesday India Hub.

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Celeste Flores
Director, United States + Canada Hub

Celeste Flores directs GivingTuesday's United States + Canada Hub.

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Odessa Guindon
Product Manager

Odessa supports the strategy and development efforts behind Giving Tuesday’s digital products, such as the Data Commons Platform and the Giving Lab.

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Madelaine Hardy
Global Communities + Coalitions Manager

Madelaine supports GivingTuesday's country leaders, coalition leaders, and collaborations

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Eme Iniekung
Programs & Partnerships Manager, Africa Hub

Eme is the programs & partnerships manager for the GivingTuesday Africa Hub. She supports an ecosystem of learning and collaboration in Africa and around the world by centering and amplifying the practice of African generosity.

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Z. J. Jallah
Starling Regional Director, Canada and United States

Jallah serves as the Global Leader for GivingTuesday Liberia, and is the founder and board chair of YESLiberia, Inc. a youth-focus organization that provides educational support to students across Liberia.

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Samir Khan
Director of Research
Kelsey Kramer
Partnerships Manager

Kelsey connects data and research partners, movement leaders, and strategic collaborators to build new initiatives and support ongoing research at GivingTuesday.

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Victoria Leonhardt
Leadership Manager for U.S. Communities

Victoria supports U.S. based Community Campaign Leaders.

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Tan Madhavan
Academic Research Partnerships

Tan Madhavan manages, develops, and drives the GivingTuesday Data Commons research agenda in partnership with universities, industry, and researchers worldwide.

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Kavita Mathew
Senior Advisor, India Hub

Kavita is the Partnerships Advisor for the GivingTuesday India Hub.

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Marc Maxmeister
Senior Data Scientist

Marc Maxmeister helps organize and convert the world’s generosity data into meaningful insights into how giving works, and what organizations can do to improve the lives of people served.

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Edward Moore
Data Analyst

In his role as Data Analyst, Edward is passionate about applying data-driven insights to the generosity ecosystem.

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Catherine Mwendwa
Director, Africa Hub

Formerly a GivingTuesday global leader for Kenya, Catherine has worked in the philanthropy sector for over 8 years driving conversations, research, and action in philanthropy policy and fundraising.

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Esteban Oyarzo
Communications Manager for Latin America + Caribbean Hub

Esteban Oyarzo manages communications for the GivingTuesday LATAM/Caribbean Hub.

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Dante Plush
Youth Engagement

Dante Plush works on GivingTuesday's youth engagement strategy, empowering young people across the globe to take action on important social issues.

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Matt Price
Senior Manager, Knowledge Management

Matt Price manages the Knowledge Management team at GivingTuesday, streamlining information flow, data archiving, and knowledge production workflows.

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Woodrow Rosenbaum
Chief Data Officer

Woodrow Rosenbaum is GivingTuesday’s Chief Data Officer, leading groundbreaking research and analysis of individual giving behaviors.

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Brandon Salesberry
Finance

Brandon Salesberry manages GivingTuesday's financial operations. He has more than 15 years of experience in all levels of operations, finance, administration, facility, IT and volunteer management. 

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Ali Samani
Data Scientist

Ali Samani analyzes datasets from across GivingTuesday Data Commons projects to generate reports that provide up to the minute insights to the entire social sector.

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Jessica Schneider
Chief Operating Officer

Jessica Schneider is focused on establishing and scaling systems that balance the long-term sustainability of the organization with the movement’s culture of innovation and adaptability.

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Kait Sheridan
Director, Global

Kait Sheridan manages the community of Global Leaders for GivingTuesday.

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Charlotte Arnø Storebakken
Starling Regional Director, Europe

Charlotte works as Education Program Manager at Fundraising Norway and serves as the global leader for Giving Tuesday in Norway since 2017.

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Parsa Torabian
Data Scientist

Parsa Torabian focuses on sector-wide research, technology, and data infrastructure, supporting the GivingTuesday Data Commons and distilling insights from and for the global movement.

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Sila Unver
Project Coordinator

Sila supports the execution of GivingTuesday’s large portfolio of data and technology projects and the implementation of its strategic mission.

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João Paulo Vergueiro
Director, Latin America + Caribbean Hub

João Paulo (JP) Vergueiro directs GivingTuesday's Latin America + Caribbean Hub.

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Lexa Wilson
Senior Manager, Technology & Projects

Lexa ensures the smooth execution of GivingTuesday's large portfolio of data and technology initiatives.

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Brittany Witham
Data Engineer

Brittany contributes to building GivingTuesday’s data infrastructure and collaborates with external partners to bring new data insights to light.

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GivingTuesday Board
Asha Curran
CEO

Asha Curran is CEO of GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement.

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Laurence D. Belfer

Laurence D. Belfer is the Chief Executive Officer of Belfer Management LLC, a diversified family investment firm.

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Jeffrey L. Bradach

Jeff Bradach is the co-founder and former managing partner of The Bridgespan Group.

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Shamil Idriss

Shamil Idriss is CEO of Search for Common Ground (Search), a global non-profit organization committed to transforming the way the world deals with conflict, away from adversarial approaches toward cooperative solutions.

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Asim Ijaz Khwaja

Asim Ijaz Khwaja is the Director of the Center for International Development and the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School,

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Sara Lomelin

Sara Lomelin is the founding CEO of Philanthropy Together.

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Rose Maruru

Rose Maruru is the co-founder and CEO of EPIC-Africa. She is a seasoned global development expert with close to 30 years of experience.

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Alexander A. Nehme

Alexander A. Nehme is Founder & CEO of arab.org, the recognized reference for MENA civil society and one of the largest communities for Good in the Arab World.

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Hilary Pennington

Hilary Pennington serves as Executive Vice President for Program at the Ford Foundation.

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Rob Reich
Board Chair

Rob is a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and the author of Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better.

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Jonathan Soros

Jonathan Soros is Chief Executive Officer of JS Capital Management LLC, a private investment firm. Together with his wife Jennifer, Mr. Soros is also co-founder of Give Lively LLC, a social enterprise to facilitate philanthropic giving.

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Jeffrey Walker
Board Treasurer

Jeff Walker is Chairman of New Profit, a social change investment fund, and is Vice-Chair in the WHO/CHAP Venture focused on front line health.

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Leadership Supporter

Additional Generous Support

MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett
Laurence and Carolyn Belfer
Hillary Pennington
Rob Reich
Drs. Gail and Leonard Saltz
Jennifer and Jonathan Allen Soros
Walker Family Foundation