Charmaine Kyle

Charmaine Ess Kyle is an accomplished Executive Director and CEO with a rich background in the foundation and nonprofit sectors, boasting expertise in philanthropic strategy, grantmaking, capacity building, design thinking, and systems thinking.

She has a profound understanding and experience in various sectors such as education, food insecurity, environmental issues, and health, both in the Bay Area and on an international scale.

Charmaine is multilingual, speaking five languages, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Political Science with a focus on Russian from Dartmouth College.

Throughout her career, Charmaine has held key positions in prestigious organizations, including CEO and Founder at Impact Giving Advisors, Executive Director at VIPASSANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, Vice President at Stupski Foundation, Chief of Strategy and Program Operations at Room to Read, Senior Program Officer at The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Co-Founder at The Axion Group, Analyst Team Leader at Odwalla, Program Officer at Financial Services Volunteer Corps, and Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs.