Our Team & Structure
Our team is spread across 8 countries on 5 continents, where they support powerful coalitions of actors -from grassroots organizations to governments – to collaboratively effect substantive and sustainable systems change.
Abdulrazakh “Razakh” Abdirahman
Program Manager
United States
Razakh works closely with the office of the Vice President to support strategy development, program coordination, and external engagement.
Gurgen Balasanyan
Associate Director, Operations
United States
Gurgen leads grants management and coordinates the work of the Operations team.
Silvia Bastante de Unverhau
Senior Advisor
Switzerland
Silvia is a global philanthropy expert who brings over 20 years of experience to her role as Senior Advisor to Co-Impact focused on philanthropy, advocacy, and influencing.
Leticia Born
Program Manager
Brazil
Leticia Born supports program partners on system change grants in Latin America.
Denesha Brar
Associate Director of Communications
United Kingdom
In collaboration with Co-Impact's dynamic teams and partners, Denesha leads on communications.
Jedi Azania Bukachi
Manager, Philanthropic Collaboration
Botswana
Jedi works with Co-Impact’s funding partners to foster collaboration and mobilize increased funding for just and inclusive systems change.
A. Nicole Campbell
General Counsel
United States
A. Nicole Campbell serves as Co-Impact’s General Counsel, providing strategic legal counsel on all aspects of the organization’s work.
Maria DiPierro
Finance Manager
United States
As Financial Manager, Maria will support the overall financial management of the organization and its assets.
Pam Foster
Chief Operating Officer
United States
Pam provides strategic operations leadership including in the areas of finance and reporting, human resources, grants management, corporate governance, compliance, and information technology.
Meenakshi Gahlot
Executive Assistant to the CEO
India
Meenakshi provides operational and administrative support to the CEO and other senior members of Co-Impact globally.
Abe Grindle
Director, Programs
United States
Abe helps to oversee the sourcing, vetting, structuring, and support of philanthropic systems change grants.
Megha Harish
Grants & Operations Manager
India
Megha supports grantmaking, contracting, funder compliance and other operations projects in Asia.
Anna-Marie Harling
Managing Director, Philanthropic Collaboration
Switzerland
Anna-Marie leads the Philanthropic Collaboration team at Co-Impact, fostering collaboration, mobilizing philanthropic funding, and advocating for more and better funding to support gender equality and women’s leadership.
Vicky Hawk
Chief Financial Officer
United States
As CFO, Vicky leads the finance function, establishing, managing, and streamlining financial policies and procedures.
Nandunda Kakai
Manager, Communications & External Affairs
Kenya
Nandunda provides strategic support for Co-Impact's communications efforts by leading critical aspects of content development, strategic engagement and project management.
Devon Jaffe-Urell
Special Assistant to the CEO
United Kingdom
Devon provides operational and administrative support to the CEO and other Senior Members of the Co-Impact team in Europe.
Doris King
Director, Programs
United States
Doris supports the team by pulling together the throughline between internal operations, external impact, and strategic planning to ensure Co-Impact achieves impact and live out our values.
Olivia Leland
Founder and CEO
Switzerland
Olivia founded and leads Co-Impact, drawing on her experience in philanthropy, government, and the nonprofit sector and a deep commitment to achieving impact at scale.
Varja Lipovsek
Director, Learning, Measurement and Evaluation
Netherlands
Varja provides learning, measurement, and evaluation support for Co-Impact.
Yasmin Madan
Director and US Lead, Philanthropic Collaboration
United States
Yasmin Madan brings over 20 years of hands-on experience to her role as Director and US Lead for Philanthropic Collaboration at Co-Impact.
Eunice Wambeti Mbogo
Program and Administrative Assistant
Kenya
Wambeti provides administrative, operational, and programmatic support to our Africa regional office team members.
Mary Murigi
Grants & Operations Manager
Kenya
Mary provides grant management and operational support for Co-Impact.
Stephen Mwangangi
Manager, Philanthropic Collaboration
Kenya
Stephen manages and supports relationships with Co-Impact's funding partners with a focus on the Gender Fund.
Nguhi Mwaura
Program Manager
Kenya
Nguhi supports Co-Impact's sourcing and vetting of grants in Africa.
Dr. Gislaine Ngounou
Senior Advisor of Organizational Development and Adaptive Change
United States
Gislaine advises Co-Impact in our pursuit for organizational development and adaptive change.
Rachel Njeri
Operations Assistant
Kenya
Rachel supports Co–Impact's global administrative, operational, and Human Resources functions.
Wairimu Njiru
Director, Human Resources and Talent
Kenya
Wairimu leads global human resource operations for Co-Impact.
Helen Ody
Executive Assistant, Philanthropic Collaboration
United Kingdom
Helen provides operational and administrative support to the Philanthropic Collaboration team globally.
Jackson Otieno
Program Manager
Kenya
Jackson supports Co-Impact's sourcing and vetting of grants in Africa.
Alfonsina Peñaloza
Director, Programs
United States
Alfonsina helps support program partners on system change grants. She also assists with Co-Impact’s sourcing and vetting of new grants.
Aisha Rajah
Executive Assistant, Philanthropic Collaboration
United Kingdom
Aisha provides operational and administrative support to the Philanthropic Collaboration team globally.
Shagun Sabarwal
Regional Director - Asia
India
Shagun Sabarwal is the Regional Director for Asia at Co-impact. She leads Co-impact’s program strategy and grant making in Asia.
Fabian Suwanprateep
Associate Director, Philanthropic Collaboration
United States
Fabian manages relationships with Co-Impact funding partners, working particularly with Co-Investors seeking to align support towards systems change initiatives.
Megan Tenes
Grants and Operations Manager
United States
Megan provides grantmaking and operational support for Co-Impact.
Shanthini Thomas
Program and Administrative Assistant
India
Shanthini provides programmatic, operational, and administrative support to the Asia regional team.
Priya Varadarajan
Program Manager
India
Priya has over 15 years of experience working with government, trade relations, organisation building and strategy, regulation, gender programme implementation and grant making.
Mary Wandia
Regional Director - Africa
Kenya
Mary Wandia leads Co-Impact's program strategy and grant making in Africa.
Zecheng Wang
Program Assistant
United Kingdom
Zecheng supports grant management, portfolio analysis, and program coordination at Co-Impact’s Asia team, and collaborates on cross-team projects with Learning, Measurement, and Evaluation (LME) and Program Office.
Mitali Wroczynski
Associate Director, Partnerships
United Kingdom
Mitali supports the CEO and Leadership Team and manages Co-Impact’s relationships with our governing boards and advisors, to ensure we create opportunities for meaningful interaction.
Kaila Zitron
Senior Program Assistant
United States
Kaila supports Co-Impact’s Program team management and planning, and the VP of Programs in coordinating internal and external workflows.
