Who We Are
Founding Team
The Fourth Sector Group’s founding team 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
Georgie Benardete
Co-Founder and CEO, Align17
Marilia Bezerra
Managing Partner, CARE Enterprises
Matt Bogoshian
Chief Strategy Officer, REV; former Senior Policy Counsel, U.S. EPA
Allen Bromberger
Partner, Perlman & Perlman LLP
Shawn Escoffery
Program Director, Strong Local Economies, Surdna Foundatio
Joel Getzendanner
Principal, Commons Consulting
Heather Grady
Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Martha Martin
Co-Founder and Senior Advisor
Fourth Sector Group
Lenny Mendonca
Director Emeritus, McKinsey & Co
Chris Meyer
Founder & CEO, Nerve LLC
Heerad Sabeti
CEO, Fourth Sector Group
Radhika Shah
Co-President, Stanford Angels and Entrepreneurs
Jenny Stefanotti
Co-Founder, OneProject
Russel Sullivan
Partner, McGuideWoods LLP
Reginald Van Lee
Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton (Ret.)
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.
Rob Acker
CEO, Salesforce.org
Marilia Bezerra
Managing Partner, CARE Enterprises
Jennifer Blanke
Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank Group
Jamie Drummond
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Global Strategy, ONE
Margareta Drzeniek-Hanouz
Head of Economic Growth and Social Inclusion System Initiative, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Uffe Elbæk
Member of Parliament, Denmark
Ann Florini
Professor of Public Policy; Academic Director, Master's
in Tri-Sector Collaboration, Singapore Management University
H.E. Fodé Seck
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to the U.N.
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General, Secretaría General Iberoamericana
Kees Kruythoff
President of Unilever’s Home Care business
Rebecca Marmot
Global Vice President Advocacy & Partnerships, Unilever
Lenny Mendonca
Director Emeritus, McKinsey & Co
Robert Metzke
Head of Sustainability and Chief of Staff for Innovation and Strategy, Royal Philips
Jane Nelson
Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Roberto Ridolfi
Dr. Roberto Ridolfi is Director of the European Commission for Sustainable Growth and Development at DG for International Cooperation and Development.
Bruno Roche
Chief Economist & Catalyst Managing Director, Mars Inc.
Heerad Sabeti
CEO, Fourth Sector Group
Terri Toyota
Head of Philanthropic Organizations and Sustainable Development, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Dennis Whittle
Executive Director, Feedback Labs