Our Leadership

Brad is a project leader and consultant with over twenty years of professional experience. He is specialized in economic and financial analyses to support data-driven conclusions. He has led project teams involving members with diverse areas of subject expertise and addressing issues across a wide variety of commercial industries and public sector concerns. He leads Humanitae Advisors as Executive Director to help the donor community to reach their funding goals by providing exceptional and professional intellectual property stewardship and fiscal sponsorship services.

Stefanie leads efforts to improve civic knowledge and engagement, transcend polarization, and animate spirited and effective conversation across difference in multiple contexts and policy areas. She brings decades of experience in philanthropy, education policy, and government, including leadership roles at the College Board and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A fifth generation Texan, she began her career in the Texas state capitol working in both Republican and Democratic administrations before being selected as a White House Fellow, serving in the Office of Cabinet Affairs.  Stefanie chairs the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Citizens & Scholars and contributes to various organizations focused on civic empowerment, education and collective impact. An accomplished writer, moderator and speaker, she is author of the book “Civic Life in the Information Age: Politics, Technology and Generation X” based on her dissertation research.