Deborah Bielak

ABOUT US SERVICES ARTICLES CASE STUDIES		Helping nonprofits and philanthropy achieve breakthrough strategy, leadership and results
How Do I? Build Our Organization Develop a Strategy Fund Our Mission Manage Performance Recruit Leaders I'm Interested In... Education Environment Philanthropy Youth Other Leadership and Careers Board Members Chief Operating Officers Chief Financial Officers Move to a Nonprofit Career Current Jobs at Bridgespan Current Job Openings Senior Vice President, The Center for Leadership Innovation Deputy Executive Director, Finance and Administration (DED), Amnesty International USA Chief Administrative Officer, Human Rights First Find a Job/Post a Job >> Newsletters & Alerts Enter your email address below to sign up for your choice of Bridgespan's *knowledge, careers, and leadership* newsletters and alerts.	Deborah Bielak Manager, New York Debby is a manager in Bridgespan’s New York office. She joined Bridgespan from McKinsey & Company, where she had been an engagement manager in their Philadelphia office, and a community fellow in their Social Sector Office. Debby’s consulting engagements with nonprofits include strategy development for foundations including the McKnight Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UN Foundation. As a former teacher, Debby has applied her passion for education in developing strategies for The College Board and the Public Education Network, facilitating six local education funds in developing their own strategic plans, and analyzing the US higher education sector for the Aspen Institute’s Forum for the Future of Higher Education. Debby’s other project work includes developing advocacy organizations from scratch, interviewing global CEOs on the most pressing environmental, social and governance issues, and developing a road map for collaboration between two global health organizations. Debby’s for-profit work spans international brand strategy, acquisition strategy, stakeholder influence, and pre- and post-merger management in the pharmaceutical, retail, and consumer sectors in six countries. Debby has co-authored articles in the McKinsey Quarterly and the National Association of College and University Business Officers Magazine. Debby earned her BS in Mathematics with honors from Haverford College and her MBA from the Wharton School of Business, where she was a Joseph Wharton grant recipient and co-founder of the Social Impact Management Initiative. This work by The Bridgespan Group is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at Bridgespan's Terms of Use page.	Special Sections Government Innovation Initiatives Explore tools, frameworks, and other resources related to Promise Neighborhoods, the Social Innovation Fund and other government innovation initiatives. Read more>> Donating $600 Billion is Just Step One Philanthropists frequently aspire to be innovators and catalysts. Now they have a chance to step up to the challenge. Read more>> The Power of Positive Failure Bridgespan Partner David Simms says there's much to learn from when we fall short, if we're willing to admit to our mistakes. Read more at HBR.ORG>>