Board Chair Peer Network: Collaborative Leadership: Building a Successful Board Chair-CEO Partnership
Posted on December 19, 2024 by Gretchen Guess, Nicole Seawell, Billy McGuinness, Robin Holloway, Elizabeth Snowdon Bonner, Adam Gibbons

Elizabeth Snowdon Bonner (Liz) is President of the Board of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation, a family foundation based in Washington, DC that supports community organizing around racial and economic justice issues.
Liz is Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Advancement Committee of the National Children’s Museum in Washington, DC. Liz serves on the Development Committee of the Governing Board of National Cathedral School, her high school alma mater, and is a member of the Campaign Executive Committee at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School. She was a co-facilitator of the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP)’s 2023 Trust-Based Philanthropy Learning & Action Cohort and currently is a Co-Chair of NCFP’s Board Chair Peer Network.
Liz holds a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where she was named a John W. Rollins Scholar for leadership and academic achievement.
Liz lives in Washington, DC with her husband, son, and two adorable dogs.
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