Sloane to hold vice president position; Sloane & Hinshaw clients benefit from access to expanded team
NEW YORK, September 9, 2008 - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors today announced that noted foundation management firm Sloane & Hinshaw will become part of the organization following a successful year-long informal working relationship between the two firms. Ann Brownell Sloane, president and CEO of Sloane & Hinshaw, joins as a vice president.
Ms. Sloane brings with her several key colleagues and a longstanding group of clients that will continue to receive her counsel and also directly benefit from the expertise and enhanced services available through Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
“Ann’s arrival further extends the breadth and depth of our leadership team’s expertise in the global philanthropy field and we’re excited about the new paths we will explore together,” said Melissa Berman, president and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. “In our work with Ann and the Sloane & Hinshaw team, we found we shared values and goals and it made tremendous sense to unite our efforts to provide donors with an unmatched level of service and expertise.”
Leader in foundation management has deep international experience
Ann Brownell Sloane formed Sloane & Hinshaw in 1979, eventually building a clientele that includes such eminent organizations as The Train Foundation, which awards the Civil Courage prize to individuals for acts of resistance to evil at great personal risk, and the Institute for Intercultural Studies, established by the late Margaret Mead. She previously served as Executive Vice President of the International Development Foundation, worked in the Latin America bureau of the Agency for International Development and with foreign government development agencies and nongovernmental organizations in Great Britain, France, Latin America, the Middle East, the Russian Federation and The People’s Republic of China.
A longtime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Ms. Sloane has also served on the boards of Leake and Watts family services agency; the Non-Profit Coordinating Committee of New York; InterAmerican Foundation; Swarthmore College; and The Investment Fund for Foundations. She is an honors graduate, with distinction, of Swarthmore College.
“This is an exciting time to be in the philanthropy field, and joining Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is a natural move that brings together the varied aspects of my career and makes possible ongoing collaborative work with some of the industry’s most talented professionals,” said Ms. Sloane.
About Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors www.rockpa.org is an independent, nonprofit service that develops and manages effective giving programs for individuals, families, foundations and trusts. In 2007, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors advised on more than $165 million in giving in 30 countries. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, it traces its antecedents to John D. Rockefeller, Sr., who in 1891 began to professionally manage philanthropy “as if it were a business.” He set the style of family giving by specifying that grants would be used “for the well-being of people throughout the world.” Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors also includes The Philanthropic Collaborative, a special charitable gift fund vehicle managed solely as a service to clients.