Our People

"We work with clients to apply innovative thinking to real social problems, never forgetting the true human impact of our work. That passion is inspiring."

Katelyn
Mack

Consultant

"I was excited to join FSG to be a part of a community devoted to improving the effectiveness of social impact efforts."

Shijie (SJ)
Lu

"FSG is a place where the head and the heart meet – I feel incredibly blessed to be here."

Kyle Peterson

"We’ve just passed the ten year mark on Millennium Development Goals. The social sector has invested huge sums of money into partnerships and learning but we still have a long way to go. We need to press even harder in technology, scale and efficiency – to close the gap in the next five years."

Jeff
Cohen

"Developing solutions to the challenges facing the world right now requires both passion and objectivity. FSG exemplifies both those qualities."

Matt
Wilka

"We work with clients with amazing reach, and we help them find the right levers and positioning to improve at least a small portion of the toughest problems in the world today."

Helge
Mahne

"At FSG, I found an organization that allows me to put my passion for social issues and international development into action."

Efrain
Gutierrez

Associate

"I can provide our clients with strategic learning and evaluation tools that help them ask the questions that matter, so they can find the answers that can help them increase their social impact."

Amber
Johnson Binkley

Founder and
Managing Director

"The variety of work at FSG means I’m constantly learning and on my toes."

Mark
Kramer

"The social sector is evolving in very rapid and fundamental ways. I believe the next 10 years will show more progress in solving the world’s social problems than we have seen in the past 50."

Justin
Bakule

Executive Director,
Shared Value Initiative

"Every day I have the opportunity to bring strategy consulting skills to complex social sector challenges."

Amanda
Rinderle

"I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging social issues — issues that matter deeply to me — each and every day."

Adeeb
Mahmud

"I’m at FSG because I want to be part of a movement where I enjoy coming to work every day, be continuously challenged in what I do, and solve those challenges with people who I care about."

Valerie
Bockstette

"I routinely tell people I have the best job in the world (and mean it!). Every day at FSG brings new challenges and new opportunities for making change."

Daron
Sharps

"I’m thrilled to be a part of solving some of the world’s knottiest problems while learning from colleagues that inspire me daily."

David
Phillips

"What I appreciate most about FSG is the diversity of our team’s backgrounds, and my colleagues’ willingness to express their core beliefs with one another."

Katherine
Errecart

"I’m at FSG because I love tackling strategic problems and because I care deeply about improving the lives of the world’s most disadvantaged and disenfranchised populations – here, I get to do both."

Hollie
Marston

Consultant,
CF Insights

"The dynamic and engaging professional environment at FSG has made the work consistently pleasing. The multiplicity of challenges, variety of responsibilities, and shared sense of mission are the rewards of working at FSG."

Todd
Ellis

Chief Financial Officer

"Our people are incredibly passionate about changing the world for the better and our clients really have the ability to make a global impact."

Michael
Silvestri

"I have the opportunity to unite my passion for creative problem-solving with my personal conviction to serve those in need and help make the world a better place."

Greg Hills

"It's a great opportunity to use my skills to help society and work with people who share my values."

Matt
Duffy

"I am surrounded by passionate, brilliant, and daring co-workers – people who are driven by the same desire to solve social problems and make peoples' lives better."

Marina
Pol Longo

Communications and Public Relations Manager

"My time at FSG has provided countless opportunities to learn, challenge the status quo, and design new ways of defining and approaching social issues."

Michelle Morgan-Nelsen

"In helping FSG join the conversation and extend the reach of our ideas and work, I am energized by the vibrant social impact sector."

Afi
Tengue

Executive Director,
CF Insights

"There is nothing more exciting than collaborating with colleagues on one shared, complex goal of solving the worlds social problems."

Rebecca W.
Graves

"It's exciting to see our work make a difference for funders and grantees."

Patty
Russell

"An exciting development in philanthropy is how effective organizations are prioritizing the importance of having a "learning culture" — where the entire team participates and is invested in reflection, learning, and evaluation to inform strategy."

Alex Doty

"Our work serves as a constant reminder that positive change is always possible, even in the most daunting situations."

Veronica
Borgonovi

"When I joined FSG, I was excited at the prospect of working with passionate, intelligent people on tough social challenges. I definitely haven’t been disappointed!"

Lauren
Collinson

Accounting Manager

"I feel very lucky to be part of such a dynamic and growing company, surrounded by so many motivated and inspiring colleagues!"

Lakshmi
Iyer

"I feel honored to work in an organization filled with passionate, smart, and yet humble individuals whose goal is to constantly think of solving some of the most challenging social problems across the world."

Amanda
Oudin

"While every project is different, the goal is always the same – touching lives and strengthening the world."

Jennifer
Splansky

"At FSG, I am lucky enough to contribute to solving some of the world’s toughest problems, while working with colleagues who are brilliant thinkers, passionate about social change, down to earth, and fun."

Lalitha Vaidyanathan

"It is a privilege to be at FSG and be part of the movement to bring powerful ideas like Shared Value, Catalytic Philanthropy and Collective Impact to the social sector. It is what gets me up every day and keeps me inspired."

Fay Hanleybrown

"I’m excited about the work that FSG is doing to build stronger partnerships between non-profit, for-profit and government actors around key social issues to achieve greater collective impact."

Emily
Malenfant

"Getting to work with smart, passionate clients and colleagues to tackle the world’s most pressing social issues is a dream come true."

Sheera
Bornstein

"I see FSG as a space where passion for social change meets sound business practice and unmatched intellectual capital."

Brad Bernatek

"I am amazed by FSG’s ability to generate innovative solutions for the problems faced by the social sector, particularly around collective impact where the notion of cross-sector solutions to complex social problems resonates strongly with my own experience in the field."

Kate
Tallant

Program Manager,
CF Insights

"I have a chance to make a difference every day — whether it’s through helping corporations create shared value, nonprofits expand their reach, or foundations focus their investments."

Diana
Esposito

"It’s very rewarding to know that you are helping advance an organization…and even the community foundation field as a whole!"

Rajni Chandrasekhar

"It’s clear that there are no universal solutions to the toughest social problems, yet working at FSG allows me the opportunity to identify practical, evidence-based, and inclusive models for reform."

John
Hanlon

Director, Recruiting & Professional Development

"I am excited and humbled to be a part of this team and to contribute to the consulting work and thought leadership which enable FSG to change the world."

Ruchi Warrier

"I was looking for a place that would challenge me to grow professionally while allowing me to affect positive change in the lives of people and organizations around me."

Philippe
Sion

"The complexity and the magnitude of the social challenges we face today requires collective solutions, involving all key stakeholders. That is what drives our work at FSG."

Marc
Pfitzer

Director, Strategic Communications

"Foundations play a critical role – I'm excited by the social impact of our client work."

Dana Yonchak

"The energy that runs through FSG is palpable. If there is anything our team loves to do, it's to approach complex and long-standing social problems with creativity, vitality, heart, and mind."

Neeraja
Bhavaraju

"I never imagined engaging my love of Excel and my passion for social issues simultaneously, but that mix of skills and ideas is exactly what makes FSG tick."

Joelle
Cook

"My colleagues at FSG are truly inspired, creative and driven people whose ideas have sparked countless movements and successes across the globe."

Christine
Kendall

"FSG gives organizations the tools they need to be self-sufficient and efficient vehicles of social good. I am passionate about being a team member that helps organizations create even greater social value across the entire globe."

Chloé
Fagan-Tucker

"I feel so lucky to merge my passion for strategic thinking and the social sector by working at FSG – an organization that believes collaboration, thoughtful assessment, strategic decision-making, and field-building research are proven methods to help create and magnify social change."

Sebastien
Mazzuri

"Albert Schweitzer suggests that finding how to serve others is the key to happiness. FSG provides me a meaningful way to do just that."

Simon
Meier

"At FSG I pursue my passion for social issues while thinking innovatively about ways to address them."

Hallie Preskill

Managing
Director

"Evaluation is my passion – it is rooted in an unshakeable belief that by asking questions that matter, evaluation can help organizations achieve their goals. At FSG, we experiment, create, and explore – to ensure that evaluation always leads to learning and impact."

Robert
Albright

"I love the work I do at FSG because I wake every day knowing that we’re helping bring analytical rigor and structured insights to our clients who are seeking innovative ways of solving social problems."

Arani
Kajenthira

"I find myself swept up by the passion of my colleagues for creating social change and inspired by their commitment to the cause – and truly privileged to have this opportunity to make a difference."

Chile Hidalgo

"The issues we work on at FSG have always mattered to me, and I feel lucky to be able to help address them."

Sonja
Patscheke

"I am at FSG because it allows me to work on some of the world’s most pressing problems together with people who have big brains AND big hearts and are deeply committed to social impact."

Ellen
Martin

"I know we’ve done our work well when I hear a client talk about a strategy that we’ve developed together with a sense of ownership, conviction, and excitement."

Laura
Herman

"FSG has a unique viewpoint on global health problems and opportunities. Combining our research with the perspectives from clients - private funders, corporations, governments and implementing organizations - allows us to improve health outcomes for the poor worldwide."

Srik
Gopalakrishnan