Heather McLeod Grant

Heather McLeod Grant is a donor advisor, author, and serial entrepreneur with 30+ years of leadership in social impact. She is currently working with UHNW women ($50M+) to unlock greater giving for climate, democracy, and women/girls. In 2015, Heather co-founded Open Impact–a national women-owned philanthropy advising firm in Silicon Valley–where she helped foundations and wealthy families channel $10B+ to worthy causes. Heather began her career in the 1990’s as an Echoing Green Fellow and co-founder of Who Cares Magazine. After obtaining an MBA at Stanford, she worked at McKinsey & Co. and then helped lead Monitor Institute’s nonprofit practice. She was a Venture Partner with the Draper Richards Kaplan foundation; designed and ran the cross-sector New Leadership Network; has served on more than 10 nonprofit boards, and advised many more. Heather is the co-author of the bestselling book Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High Impact Nonprofits, and lead author on The Giving Code, The Giving Journey, Pioneers in Justice, The New Normal, Leading Systems Change, and other publications. She has an MBA from Stanford University, an AB from Harvard, and lives in Silicon Valley with her husband and daughter.