A Platform For Collaboration, Accelerating the Growth of the Fourth Sector
Founding Team & Leadership
The Fourth Sector Group’s founding team and leadership consists of a group of experts with deep backgrounds in entrepreneurship, policy, finance, philanthropy, knowledge management, technology, training, movement building, and law, many of whom have been involved in significant for-benefit development initiatives over the past 25+ years. Team members include:
Alan Abramson
Professor, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, and Director, Center for Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, and Policy, George Mason University
Marilia Bezerra
Co-Executive Director, Synergos;
former Director of Commitments, Clinton Global Initiative
Russell Sullivan
Partner, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck;
former Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
The Fourth Sector Council
The Fourth Sector Council is comprised of a diverse group of senior leaders and experts from around the world who help guide the strategic direction of the 4SG platform and provide leadership to advance the development of the fourth sector globally.
Ann Florini
Professor of Public Policy; Academic Director,
Master's in Tri-Sector Collaboration, Singapore Management University
Terri Toyota
Head of Philanthropic Organizations and Sustainable Development, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Dr. Ramaswami Balasubramaniam
Founder SVYM & GRAAM, Mysuru; Visiting Professor, ILR School, Cornell University, USA; Visiting Professor, IIT-Delhi, India
Jane Nelson
Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Marilia Bezerra
Co-Executive Director, Synergos;
former Director of Commitments, Clinton Global Initiative
Dr. Roberto Ridolfi
Director of the European Commission for Sustainable Growth and Development at DG for International Cooperation and Development.
