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.
Operations
Gurgen Balasanyan
Associate Director, Operations
United States
Gurgen leads grants management and coordinates the work of the Operations team.
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.
Megha Harish
Grants & Operations Manager
India
Megha supports grantmaking, contracting, funder compliance and other operations projects in Asia.
Vicky Hawk
Chief Financial Officer
United States
As CFO, Vicky leads the finance function, establishing, managing, and streamlining financial policies and procedures.
Mary Murigi
Grants & Operations Manager
Kenya
Mary provides grant management and operational support for Co-Impact.
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.
Ivan Ornelas
Accountant
Mexico
Ivan brings 8 years of accounting experience with multinational and multicultural organizations to his role as Accountant.
Megan Tenes
Grants and Operations Manager
United States
Megan provides grantmaking and operational support for Co-Impact.
Philanthropy
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.
Helen Dougan
Administrative Assistant, Events
United Kingdom
Helen provides administrative support for internal and external cross-team events led by the Executive Office, key philanthropic meetings and events requiring participation of the CEO, including research, planning, logistics and external liaison.
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.
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.
Aisha Rajah
Executive Assistant, Philanthropic Collaboration
United Kingdom
Aisha provides operational and administrative support to the Philanthropic Collaboration team globally.
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.
Program
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.
Nita Aggarwal
Associate Director Programs, Asia
India
Nita works on Co-Impact’s partner sourcing, grant making, and program partner support efforts across Asia, collaborating closely with the Regional Director to shape and implement regional strategic initiatives.
Leticia Born
Associate Director, Global and Latin America
Brazil
Leticia coordinates program partner sourcing, grantmaking and partner support on system change and gender equality grants in Latin America and Global.
Abe Grindle
Director, Programs
United States
Abe helps to oversee the sourcing, vetting, structuring, and support of philanthropic systems change grants.
Aditi Gupta
Program Manager, Learning, Measurement and Evaluation
India
Aditi provides learning, measurement and evaluation support for Co-Impact.
Eunice Khaguli
Program Manager, Africa
Kenya
Eunice supports Co-Impact’s partner sourcing and grant making and partner support in Africa.
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.
Varja Lipovsek
Director, Learning, Measurement and Evaluation
Netherlands
Varja provides learning, measurement, and evaluation support for Co-Impact.
Eunice Wambeti Mbogo
Program and Administrative Assistant
Kenya
Wambeti provides administrative, operational, and programmatic support to our Africa regional office team members.
Nguhi Mwaura
Program Manager
Kenya
Nguhi supports Co-Impact's sourcing and vetting of grants in Africa.
Gladys Onyango
Associate Director Programs, Africa
Kenya
Gladys supports Co-Impact’s partner sourcing, grant making, and partner support efforts in Africa.
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.
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.
Devaki Singh
Program Manager
India
As Program Manager, Devaki supports program partners in Asia to develop effective strategies for systems change to advance gender equitable outcomes, women’s leadership, and gender equality. She also supports the Regional Director, Asia with sourcing, vetting, and recommending of grants.
Executive Office
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.
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.
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.
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.
Julia Liborio
Digital Communications Manager
United Kingdom
Julia Liborio leads on digital communications, platforms, and community building at Co-Impact.
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.
Advocacy and Communications
Denesha Brar
Associate Director of Communications
United Kingdom
In collaboration with Co-Impact's dynamic teams and partners, Denesha leads on communications.
