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Mitzi Perdue is the daughter of Sheraton Hotels co-founder and the wife of the late entrepreneur Frank Perdue. She is also the author the of the book “How To Make Your Family Business Last” and “How to Communicate Values to Children—So They’ll Love it.” Follow her on Twitter @MitziPerdue.​… Read More

Mollie Bunis is the Managing Director of Philanthropic Services for Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd. a global philanthropic advisory firm headquartered in Chicago that helps individuals, families and closely held businesses plan, assess, and manage their charitable giving. In addition to leading the client services team, Mollie advises a select group of donors, helping them achieve their philanthropic goals and feel more… Read More

Molly Stranahan is a story-teller, happiness facilitator, and change agent. She is a former board member of The Needmor Fund, an Ohio-based family foundation, whose mission is to work with other to bring about social justice. Molly has spoken widely on topics such as socially responsible investing, the impact of financial wealth on people and families, and the benefits and… Read More

Monisha Kapila founded ProInspire to help individuals and organizations achieve their potential for social impact. Monisha brings 10 years of experience in the business and nonprofit sectors. Prior to launching ProInspire, she was a Senior Business Manager for Capital One Financial Corporation. Previously, she was a Harvard Business School Leadership Fellow with ACCION International, a pioneer in the commercial approach… Read More

Morgan Bishop Fraser joined the Arizona Community Foundation 2013 as philanthropic services coordinator, and and then led its work with supporting organizations. Now, she directs the Pakis Center for Business Philanthropy. She previously owned a bakery and was a program officer with the Legacy Endowment Community Foundation… Read More

Michael Rion, Ph.D is a Founder and recently retired as Principal of Resources for Ethics and Management. Prior to founding Resources for Ethics and Management, for four years Dr. Rion served as the Director of Corporate Responsibility at Cummins Engine Company where he served on issues of responsible management. He also served as President of Hartford Seminary, an innovative interdenominational center, for… Read More

Michael Sherraden, PhD, is the George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor and founding director of the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University. CSD creates and tests innovations to improve social and economic well-being and uses research results to inform public policy… Read More

Michèle Desjardins has extensive international consulting and management experience, particularly in organizational development, governance structures and manager evaluation and coaching. She trained as a forest engineer and pursued a career in the pulp and paper industry until the early 1990s, first at Abitibi-Price and later at Inter City Papers. After holding various positions with Price Waterhouse and the Commission des… Read More

Michelle Knapik is the President of The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (EHTF). Michelle joined EHTF after more than nine years in the philanthropic sector having led strategy, program development and innovative grantmaking at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Surdna Foundation… Read More