New Ventures in Philanthropy Advisory Committee

A national advisory committee oversees the work of New Ventures. By appointing to the committee representatives of various types of grantmakers and leading thinkers and practitioners in philanthropy, the Forum has created a rich resource pool of ideas, experiences, and connections.

Advisory committee members assist New Ventures by providing networking, resource cultivation, and advocacy opportunities.

The members of the New Ventures Advisory Committee are:

Barry Gaberman (Chair)
Former Senior Vice President
The Ford Foundation

Melissa Berman
President & CEO
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Virginia Esposito
President
National Center for Family Philanthropy

Erica Hunt
President
The Twenty-First Century Foundation

Ben Johnson
President & CEO
The Greater New Orleans Foundation

Bill King
President
Minnesota Council on Foundations

Colin Lacon
President & CEO
Northern California Grantmakers

Marilyn Stein LeFeber
Vice President, Communications
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Janice Molnar
Deputy Commissioner for Program Operations
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development

Betsy Nelson
Executive Director
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers

Nancy Roberts
President
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy

Michael Seltzer
Philanthropy Advisor

Volker Then
Program Director Philanthropy and Foundations
Bertelsmann Foundation