Bio

Nate joined Founders Pledge as Philanthropic Services Operations Lead in January 2022, bringing 7+ years experience leading nonprofit operations for the largest community foundation in the world. Before that, he helped with research for a hotel and food service labor union. At university Nate studied international history and African Studies, and has always had a deep passion for labor rights and social justice. In his free time, he enjoy watching movies and playing dungeons and dragons with my friends. He is very excited to be at Founders Pledge to tackle the world's biggest challenges.

Q&A with Nate

Q: If you could choose anyone famous (real or fictional) to have dinner with who would they be and why?

I would love to have dinner with the director David Lynch. I think his movies and art reveal an interesting understanding of narrative and reality that would be fascinating to explore.

Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

For a while I wanted to be the President of the United States. After that, I lowered my sights to being a member of the foreign service before finding my place in nonprofits. I always knew I wanted to have a career focused on helping others.

Q: If a movie was made of your life what genre would it be, who would play you?

A sci-fi epic, why not. And I would like to see what Daniel Day-Lewis would make of my life/character.