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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

Ruth Purcell-Jones is the Director of Philanthropic Services at the Central Indiana Community Foundation. As Director of Philanthropic Services, Ruthie works to ensure that CICF is doing its utmost to help the individuals, families, and organizations that partner with the organization. In short, her charge is to help them make the biggest difference possible with their philanthropic dollars. For families… Read More

Ryan Schlegel is the Director of Research at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). Before joining NCRP in April of 2014, Ryan worked at Cultural Tourism DC, where he nurtured a love for all things in the District, and at the University of Maryland’s student affairs division. At NCRP Ryan has produced research on family foundation grantmaking, nonprofit leadership… Read More

A vision for California: The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation envisions a productive, vibrant, and sustainable California that is a model of success and a source of innovation. A commitment to now: California faces many critical challenges, which require resources and imaginative solutions. In response to this reality, the Board of Directors decided to invest all the Foundation’s assets by… Read More

Sahar Afrakhan is a third-year undergraduate at UC Berkeley studying Economics and Buddhism. Insatiably curious, she questions if “everything” can be her passion. She has been involved in family philanthropy since she was a fourth-grader on a junior board and was also part of the conception of Youth Philanthropy Connect (YPC). Since she’s been away from home, she’s continued to… Read More

Sally Boulter is Senior Officer for Strategic Development at ImpactAssets. Sally’s responsibilities include enhancing client experience and raising philanthropic capital for strategic initiatives. Prior to joining ImpactAssets, Sally was responsible for individual constituent relationship building and capital raising at the Wilson Center, Calvert Foundation, and the Bonner Group. Sally also served as the Development Director for the Child Guidance Center… Read More

Sally O’Brien is a senior vice president with The Pew Charitable Trusts and leads its collaborations with philanthropists to address the most pressing challenges of the day in the United States and around the world. Pew is a global nonprofit organization that works to make long-lasting, powerful, positive change—always based on solid research and tangible goals. We find the facts… Read More

Sally Kleberg is an independent philanthropy professional… Read More