Jenna Mulhall-Brereton

Chief Philanthropy Officer, National Philanthropic Trust

Jenna Mulhall-Brereton is NPT’s Chief Philanthropy Officer. She leads the teams providing Premier Donor services, Philanthropic Consulting, and Grants as well as Communications and Creative & Technical Solutions: all with the goal of ensuring NPT’s donors meet their philanthropic goals. Jenna’s expertise spans the philanthropic ecosystem, and she is a trusted advisor to preeminent philanthropists, foundations and social sector leaders.

Prior to joining NPT, she served as Managing Director at Geneva Global, where she built and led a practice focused on strategic philanthropic consulting, philanthropic partnership development and donor education for clients comprising high-net-worth individuals, foundations, financial service institutions and nonprofit organizations.

Jenna holds an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from Arcadia University, a certificate in International Affairs and Multilateral Governance from Institut de Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement (Geneva, Switzerland); and a B.A. in French and Spanish from Bryn Mawr College. She completed the Executive Program for Senior Women’s Leadership at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

Contributions

Meaningfully Engaging Next-Generation Adults in Your Family Philanthropy

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Jenna Mulhall-Brereton, Cara Binder-Kopchick, Theo Avery, Nicholas A. Tedesco, Kelly D. Nowlin

One of the most important moments in the life of a family’s philanthropy is when those who are currently managing the efforts formally welcome members of the next generation—or generations—into the work. At any stage this process requires careful planning, but formally doing so when they are adults can be particularly complex. It can come with myriad challenges, but also… Read More