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Sharmila Rao Thakkar, MPH, MPA, CAP® is a nonprofit and philanthropic consultant based in NYC. Sharmila’s passion is helping leaders assess how and where to best deploy their resources. Recognizing the immense power and potential in giving back, she finds great joy in helping people align their time, talent, treasure, ties and testimony to their motivations, interests and values. She… Read More

Sharna Goldseker is a speaker, writer, and consultant who engages multiple generations in the intersection of values and strategy to transform the ways in which they give. She is today’s leading expert on multigenerational and next generation philanthropy and—as a next gen donor herself—offers a trusted insider’s perspective. As executive director of 21/64, the nonprofit practice she founded to serve philanthropic… Read More

Sharon Alpert is The Nathan Cummings Foundation’s fourth president and first female leader. A seasoned philanthropic leader, Sharon has more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of inequality and environmental issues. Previously, Sharon served as the Vice President of Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the Surdna Foundation. Joining Surdna in 2004, Sharon rose from program officer to director… Read More

Sapphira Goradia is the Executive Director of the Vijay and Marie Goradia Foundation. As Executive Director, Sapphira leads the Foundation’s efforts to improve health and educational outcomes in India through the support of iinnovative, measurable and scalable initiatives. Prior to assuming her role at The Goradia Foundation, Sapphira worked for a number of NGOs focused on the prevention and treatment… Read More

Sara Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Family Office Exchange (FOX), the definitive source of information and best practices associated with the business of managing family wealth across generations. Ms. Hamilton is the co-author of the 2010 book, Family Legacy and Leadership: Preserving True Family Wealth in Challenging Times, published by Wiley & Sons. She serves on the Executive… Read More

Sara Lawrence Lightfoot is the Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is a sociologist and examines the culture of schools, the broad ecology of education, and the relationship between human development and social change. She was named chair of the board of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 2002… Read More

Sarah Griego Cooch is a strategic philanthropy consultant who has deep experience partnering with individuals, family offices, and private foundations to help them maximize their social impact. First at FSG Social Impact Advisors and now through her consulting firm, SEC With Intention, Sarah works closely with clients to develop and implement strategies and operations that often incorporate multiple tools for… Read More

Sarah Di Troia is the CEO of Health Leads, whose mission is to connect patients to the basic resources they need to be healthy. During her tenure, Health Leads has doubled its impact and embarked on an ambitious earned revenue strategy in partnership with hospital systems. Sarah has spent her career investing in and advising start-up, high growth organizations and… Read More

Sarah K. Miller is president of the Kozmetsky Family Foundation. Previously, she was a trustee and an adjunct board member of the RGK Foundation, chairing the adjunct board as well as participating on the grants, finance, and governance committees for the foundation. She has interned for the Austin Community Foundation and served as volunteer coordinator for The Women’s Museum, and… Read More