All Speakers

This year’s conference features an exciting lineup of speakers and panelists. CEP is thrilled to bring together intelligent and dynamic leaders from the philanthropic, nonprofit, and academic sectors to share and discuss their ideas, perspectives, and experiences. Stay tuned for our full schedule of speakers.

Plenary Speakers

Raj Chetty Professor of Economics, Stanford University View profile
Tiffany Cooper Gueye CEO, Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) View profile
Phil Buchanan President, Center for Effective Philanthropy View profile
Jim Canales President, Barr Foundation View profile
Crystal Hayling Managing Director, Environment Leaders Fellowship and Senior Advisor, Aspen Philanthropy and Society View profile
Nancy Koehn James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School View profile
Sarah Jones Playwright and performer View profile
Vu Le Executive Director, Rainier Valley Corps and Author of nonprofitwithballs.com View profile
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation View profile
Mary McClymont President, Public Welfare Foundation View profile
Linsey McGoey Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Essex View profile
Grace Chiang Nicolette Vice President, Programming and External Relations, Center for Effective Philanthropy View profile
Grant Oliphant President, Heinz Endowments View profile
Hilary Pennington Vice President, Education, Free Expression and Creativity at the Ford Foundation View profile
Kyle Peterson Executive Director, Walton Family Foundation View profile
Sacha Pfeiffer Reporter, The Boston Globe, and Guest Host, WBUR/NPR View profile
Jeff Poulos Executive Director, Associated Grant Makers View profile
Bryan Stevenson Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative View profile
Douglas Stone Founder, Triad Consulting Group View profile
Fay Twersky Director of the Effective Philanthropy Group, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation View profile

Breakout Session Speakers

David Abel Filmmaker View profile
Raney Aronson-Rath Executive Producer, FRONTLINE View profile
Molly Baldwin CEO, Roca View profile
Paul Beaudet Executive Director, Wilburforce Foundation View profile
Kevin Bolduc Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, Center for Effective Philanthropy View profile
Antony Bugg-Levine CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund View profile
Amy Celep CEO, Community Wealth Partners View profile
Rodney Christopher Director, Capital Markets, The F.B. Heron Foundation View profile
Jessica Clark Director of Research and Strategy, Media Impact Funders View profile
Amy Costello Founder & Managing Editor, Tiny Spark; Moderator View profile
Gregg Croteau Executive Director, UTEC View profile
Alexa Cortes Culwell Co-Founder, Open Impact View profile
Amanda Dillon Manager of Knowledge Services, Foundation Center View profile
Lynne Doblin Executive Director, Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation View profile
Nell Edgington President, Social Velocity View profile
Deborah Ellwood President and CEO, CFLeads View profile
John Esterle John Esterle, Co-Executive Director, The Whitman Institute View profile
Luis Fonseca Former Client, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) View profile
Kelly Fitzsimmons Director of Innovation and Policy Planning, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation View profile
William Foster Head of Consulting, The Bridgespan Group View profile
Bob Giannino CEO, uAspire View profile
Jennifer Glickman Manager, Research, Center for Effective Philanthropy View profile
Heather McLeod Grant Co-Founder, Open Impact View profile
Paul S. Grogan President and CEO, The Boston Foundation View profile
Margaret Hall National Executive Director, The GreenLight Fund View profile
Jacob Harold President and CEO, GuideStar View profile
Phillip Henderson President, Surdna Foundation View profile
Stacy Holland Executive Director, The Lenfest Foundation View profile
Marc Holley Evaluation Unit Director, Walton Family Foundation View profile
Ellen Hume Journalist and Media Analyst, International Media Development Advisers View profile
Wendy Lewis Jackson Co-managing Director, Detroit Program, The Kresge Foundation View profile
Ben Kerman Head of Strategic Learning and Evaluation, The Atlantic Philanthropies View profile
Barbara Kibbe Director of Organizational Effectiveness, S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation View profile
Christine Kidd Christine Kidd, Director of Program Innovation, Center for Employment Opportunities View profile
Jeff Kutash Executive Director, Peter Kiewit Foundation View profile
Steve Liss Filmmaker and Associate Professor, Endicott College View profile
Lindsay Austin Louie Program Officer, Effective Philanthropy, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation View profile
John MacIntosh Partner and Board Member, SeaChange Capital Partners View profile
Katayoon Majd Program Director for Juvenile Justice, Public Welfare Foundation View profile
Michael Murphy Executive Director, MASS Design Group View profile
Richard Ober President and CEO, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation View profile
Chris Oechsli President & Chief Executive Officer, The Atlantic Philanthropies View profile
Patti Patrizi Patti Patrizi, Principal, Patrizi Associates View profile
Edward Pauly Director of Research and Evaluation, The Wallace Foundation View profile
Leticia Peguero Executive Director, Andrus Family Fund View profile
Antoine Ragland Antoine Ragland, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), Former Client View profile
Buffy Redsecker Founder and President, Sunlight Time Foundation View profile
Chera D. Reid Director, Strategic Learning, Research, and Evaluation, The Kresge Foundation View profile
David Rousseau Vice President and Executive Director, Kaiser Family Foundation View profile
Liz Ryan Director, Youth First Initiative View profile
Warren Sanders Former Client, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) View profile
Lois Savage President, Lodestar Foundation View profile
Katherine Scott Director of Youth Philanthropy, Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation View profile
Nadya K. Shmavonian Director, Nonprofit Repositioning Fund View profile
Thaddeus Squire Managing Director, CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia View profile
Vince Stehle Executive Director, Media Impact Funders View profile
Ann Stern President and CEO, Houston Endowment View profile
Megan Tompkins-Stange Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School View profile
Belen Vargas Vice President, Programs, Weingart Foundation View profile
Jehan Velji Portfolio Manager, Director of Program Strategy, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation View profile
Anne Wallestad President and CEO, BoardSource View profile

Musicians

From the Top Musicians View profile