Board and Advisors
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Bridgespan Board of Trustees is comprised of distinguished leaders from diverse fields in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

Jeffrey L. Bradach
Managing Partner and Co-founder
The Bridgespan Group

J. Greg Dees
Professor of the Practice of Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management
The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Steve Ellis
Worldwide Managing Director
Bain & Company

Peter B. Goldberg
President & CEO
Alliance for Children and Families

Linda A. Hill
Professor
Harvard Business School

Brian O’Connell
Founding President
Independent Sector

Virgil Roberts*
Managing Partner
Bobbitt and Roberts

Thomas J. Tierney
Chairman and Co-founder
The Bridgespan Group

John C. Whitehead
Chairman
Goldman Sachs Foundation

Phyllis Yale
Partner
Bain & Company

*Audit Committee

ADVISORY BOARD

Bridgespan draws on the knowledge and experience of our Advisory Board to ensure that our efforts are guided by a clear understanding of the nonprofit sector and its needs

Our advisors are a diverse group of recognized leaders from direct service organizations, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and academic institutions, all sharing our commitment to professionalism and social improvement. Their insights are invaluable to the Bridgespan Group as we work to identify and address the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.

Rebecca L. Adamson
Founder and President Emeritus, First Nations Development Institute
President, First Peoples Worldwide

Jed Emerson
Senior Fellow
Generation Foundation

Jan Masaoka
Former Executive Director
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services

Ed Skloot
Former Executive Director
Surdna Foundation