Sandy Nathan (United States)

Date: 09/09/2024

Sandy Nathan (United States)

Sandy Nathan is the Managing Director, Operations at Humanity United (HU). Sandy leads the operations teams across the organization and helps ensure that leadership, infrastructure, policies, and culture are aligned with HU’s values. Prior to HU, she has served as CEO for Apodictic Consultants, providing strategic consulting to philanthropy, nonprofits and government. She was also the Executive Director for the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice in NYC and the Executive Director of Philanthropy Southwest, the oldest philanthropy serving organization in the country, with member foundations from over six states. Sandy has provided transitional and strategic leadership that enables organizations to successfully prepare for their next level of growth and reinvention. Prior to this, Sandy lead several community foundations including the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona in Tucson where she was chief strategist for grantmaking and community investment and oversaw the CFSA’s partner network, including the African American Initiative, the Alliance (LGBTQ) Fund, and the Latino Giving Circle. She served in a similar at the Marin Community Foundation and was CEO of the Richmond Children’s Foundation, where she oversaw place-based initiatives, and led the organization through a process of conversion to a community foundation. Sandy has a bachelor of arts in sociology from the University of San Diego, a master of arts in public administration from National University, and a doctor of philosophy in theology and Christian education. She also holds a certificate in nonprofit management from the Harvard Business School.