Maddie Holland

Maddie Holland is a principal in Bridgespan’s New York office. Since joining Bridgespan in 2016, she has worked with a wide range of philanthropy and NGO clients globally, with a focus on climate and environment and gender equity.

Maddie has supported organizations across the United States, India, East and Southern Africa, Thailand, and the UAE. She has worked in Bridgespan’s Mumbai office and was a founding member of the Johannesburg office, where she spent three years partnering with clients in the region and helping to build Bridgespan’s first on-the-ground presence in Africa. Maddie is passionate about advancing global equity and the role of cross-geography learning in driving social impact.

She has coauthored research on gender equity and global philanthropy, including “Why Gender Matters for Funders in Any Issue Area” (Bridgespan.org, 2024); Disparities in Funding for African NGOs (Bridgespan.org, 2021); and The Landscape of Large-Scale Giving by African Philanthropists (Bridgespan.org, 2020).

Prior to joining Bridgespan, Maddie worked at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC.

Maddie holds a BA from Queen’s University and an MA in international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where she concentrated in energy, resources, and environment.