Primary Job Title Founder, Principal and Managing Director Primary Organization
Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States Regions Washington DC Metro Area, Southern US Gender Male
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As founder and managing director of Arabella Advisors, Eric Kessler helps builds philanthropy strategies, evaluates non-profits and provides back-office management services for family philanthropists, professional foundations and corporate donors around the world. Together with his team of colleagues, he has impacted billions of philanthropic
dollars going to issues from food and nutrition policy to education reform to global health.
He founded and serves as president of the New Venture Fund, a home for donor collaboratives and incubator of innovative new non-profits. He founded the Creation Care Fund and co-founded the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, where he serves as board member. He is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, the Association of Small Foundations, the Environmental Grantmakers Association, and Summit Series.




