Dominic Finelli
Principal Advisor & Fund Manager @ Founders Pledge
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Principal Advisor
2021 - Current
Working between London and New York, I primarily advise UHNW members and non-member philanthropy partners.
Principal
2018 - 2021
Working between New York and Paris, I represented the private philanthropic interests of Fortune 100 executives and their families and advised the deployment of over 120m USD to the charitable sector.
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
2019 - 2020
Working across New York and Cambridge, I served a one-year term as the organization's first Director of Philanthropic Partnerships focused on bringing transformational capital to and brand awareness of CAMFED in the US. I primarily stewarded UHNW patrons, board members, and partners committed to tackling poverty and inequality by supporting girls to attend school and empowering young women to step up as change leaders.
Impact Team - Foundations
2017 - 2019
Working across the US, Ghana, Guatemala, and Laos, I managed domestic and international partnerships with high-yield family foundations, family offices, and corporate entities, liaising directly with the principals, partners, and family members who governed and granted alongside them.
Pencils of Promise create schools, programs and global communities around the education for all.
Advisor to Founder & Executive Director
2012 - 2017
Working between Malawi and the US, I advised and supported the Founder and Executive Director on the operational transition from a family philanthropic endeavor to a public charity through counsel on strategic organizational development, multilateral partnerships, cultivation of the UHNW board, and local community engagement.
Advisor
2011 - 2013
Working between Kisumu, Nairobi, and The Mara, I supported the charitable investments of one of the Kapenguria Six families.
Monitoring And Evaluation Consultant
2012 - 2012
Project Concern International is a global development organization.