Jenny Santi

Author and Philanthropy Advisor

Jenny Santi is a philanthropy advisor to some of the world’s most generous philanthropists and celebrity activists.

In 2013 she founded Saint Partners Philanthropy Services, a consulting practice that has served clients including signatories of the Buffett-Gates Giving Pledge, an Academy Award-winning actress, and leading financial institutions in Europe and Asia, helping them channel their wealth, power and search for meaning toward social good.

For five years beginning at only 28, she served as Head of UBS’ award-winning Philanthropy Services department based in Southeast Asia. She holds an MBA from INSEAD, went to the Wharton School as an exchange student, attended New York University’s Heyman Center for Philanthropy & Fundraising, and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy.

An animal lover and accomplished artist, Jenny has lived in Manila, London, France and Singapore, and now lives in New York. She is the author of the acclaimed book “The Giving Way to Happiness: Stories & Science Behind the Life-Changing Power of Giving” (Tarcher Penguin Random House, 2015), and is passionate about helping people discover how to give their time, talents and treasures in ways that not only change the world, but also bring happiness and fulfillment to their own lives. www.jennysanti.com

Read our interview with Jenny on the 101fundraising blog “The joy of giving and what it means to fundraisers” here.