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Kim joined The Dallas Foundation in 2017 and serves as the Director of Gift Planning and Family Philanthropy. In her role, she works with individuals, families, and professional advisors to align charitable resources with family values and help create charitable giving plans that achieve maximum impact and meaning. She is dedicated to helping families identify their motivations and values and… Read More

Ashley Duchossois Joyce is President of The Duchossois Family Foundation. She received her Bachelor of Arts from University of Colorado and her Master’s degree from University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration (SSA). Ashley serves as a trustee for the University of Chicago and sits on the Audit committee and is Chair of the Outward Engagement Committee. Ashley is… Read More

For nearly three decades, Marcia has worked in partnership with NGOs, Philanthropy, PSOs, and Grassroots and Grasstops leaders to shift the paradigm and create cultures where intersectional equity is at the center. She brings a depth and breadth of experience that fuels her passion for moving the philanthropic sector away from a traditional framework towards bold philanthropy that is a catalyst for… Read More

Patricia Sauer and her husband Gary created the Sauer Family Foundation in 1996 to invest in strengthening the well-being of children so they thrive in their families and communities.  Pat has served as Chair of the Board for most of the 25 years.  Pat & Gary have four adult children and nine grandchildren, who have all been involved with the… Read More

Colleen O’Keefe is the Executive Director of The Sauer Family Foundation, whose mission is to invest in strengthening the well-being of children so they thrive in their families and communities. Colleen’s current work includes strengthening families at risk of involvement with child protection services, building resilience to trauma, increasing literacy skills, and creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of… Read More

Melinda Oakes is the executive director at Triad Foundation, a private family foundation with an office in Ithaca, NY and regional giving along the east coast of the United States. Prior to joining the Foundation staff in 2015, Melinda worked in the consumer products industry at top brands including Hallmark and LEGO Company as well as within the entertainment industry… Read More

As Chairman and CEO of Klingenstein Philanthropies, Andy guides our work by advising on strategy and direction and helping to carry out all of our collective philanthropies. He is a longtime investor in early stage companies, where he has provided legal and business assistance to companies in the healthcare and technology fields. Previously, he was principal and co-founder of a… Read More

Born and raised in Manhattan, Ade headed west to attend Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. and later the American Film Institute Conservatory where he received his MFA in screenwriting. As a philanthropy journalist for Inside Philanthropy, Ade has interviewed and profiled major donors including Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark, Wall Street billionaire Robert F. Smith, Brooklyn Nets owner Clara Wu Tsai,… Read More

Uma Viswanathan is Executive Director of New Pluralists Collaborative, a funder and field collaborative that is strengthening the growing field of funders, practitioners, storytellers, researchers, and innovators who are working together to satisfy our deep cultural hunger to heal our social divisions in ways that honor human dignity, repair harm, foster empathy, and widen our circle of human concern. She brings 15… Read More

Brian Hooks is chairman and CEO of Stand Together and president of the Charles Koch Foundation. Previously, he served as executive director and COO of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is co-author with Charles Koch of Believe in People: Bottom Up Solutions for a Top Down World. Brian was named to the 2021 TIME100 Next list, featuring leaders who… Read More