Meet our team

Purpose Leader, Managing Director, Deloitte

Dana O’Donovan, the former leader for Monitor Institute by Deloitte, is the Purpose Leader at Deloitte. She is responsible for managing the organization’s purpose ambitions and actions. This includes Deloitte’s investments, commitments, and social impact across areas aimed at driving positive outcomes for our people and communities.  

Dana oversees a portfolio that encompasses advancing Deloitte’s $1.5 billion social impact investment, driving Deloitte’s own sustainability commitments and actions, fostering collaborations with Deloitte clients, embedding trust throughout Deloitte’s operations through its shared values, and providing innovative opportunities for Deloitte’s people to embed purpose into their careers.   Dana draws on more than 25 years of experience as a strategist focused on social impact. She has been an advisor in conjunction with Deloitte Consulting LLP to many nonprofit, corporate, and philanthropic leaders on shaping and strengthening their approaches. Dana shaped Deloitte’s purpose strategy while also leading Monitor Institute by Deloitte.

She has also been a nonprofit executive, having led human assets strategy at Teach for America. Dana writes about purpose and social impact topics and has been published in several academic journals and major publications. Dana also serves on multiple nonprofit and philanthropic boards. Dana graduated from The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill where she was a Morehead-Cain Scholar. She is proud to still call North Carolina home.  

Managing Director and Practice Leader, Monitor Institute by Deloitte

Joanna leads Monitor Institute by Deloitte—a practice in conjunction with Deloitte Consulting LLP that advises social impact organizations across a range of services focused on problem solving and pioneering next practices. In her role, Joanna helps social impact leaders, organizations and networks to amplify their impact on some of their most complex challenges. From developing bold impact aspirations to ensuring organizations are well positioned to execute sustainably in the long run, she driven both by her passion for deep strategic insight and a commitment to centering the human system at the heart of every organization.

Joanna's draws upon nearly two decades of strategy experience across the for-profit and non-profit world, both in the United States and abroad. With this experience, she focuses her time supporting social sector organizations and networks committed to advancing positive outcomes across a number of areas.

Joanna is an enthusiastic New England transplant, currently residing in Boston with her husband, three children, and a menagerie of pets. She has served on several national nonprofit boards, including College Possible and The Neurodiversity Institute. She obtained her B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and her MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Managing Director, Monitor Institute by Deloitte

Kerri is the Purpose Investments and Ecosystems leader within Growth & Purpose at Deloitte. Her purview includes the activation and deployment of Deloitte’s $1.5 billion social impact investment and the management of “Yes Cities,” an initiative aimed at reimagining urban life for people and the planet by accelerating the deployment of innovative solutions for 50+ cities worldwide by 2030.

Kerri is also a Managing Director for Monitor Institute by Deloitte. Kerri is driven to apply her experience, and passion for, creating new models of change to help find innovative solutions to many of today’s most complex issues.

Over the last 25 years, Kerri, in conjunction with Deloitte Consulting LLP, has worked with leaders in the public, private and social sectors, and importantly at the leading edges of these sectors, to bring leaders and organizations together to tackle complex issues. Her experience in a range of industries including financial services, technology, healthcare, and philanthropy, helps her to find the shared interest amongst varying groups. Kerri advises organizations and ecosystems through transformational change, defining and adapting strategy, and helps with organizational issues and developing business models to improve impact and return.

Kerri has long been fascinated by the power of leadership, and the human will to overcome complexities and focuses on helping to create change.

Kerri holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and is a published author and speaker on the topic of social impact.

Managing Director, Monitor Institute by Deloitte

Gabriel Kasper is a Managing Director with Monitor Institute by Deloitte, where he leads the team’s philanthropy practice in conjunction with Deloitte Consulting LLP. He has spent nearly three decades as a futurist, exploring the leading edge of philanthropic practice, and as a strategic advisor to many of the nation’s largest and most innovative funders.

He is an award-winning writer about the future of philanthropy and has authored the Monitor Institute by Deloitte publications What's Next for Philanthropy in the 2020s and What’s Next for Community Philanthropy, as well as popular Stanford Social Innovation Review cover stories on “The Re-Emerging Art of Funding Innovation” and “Working Wikily: Social Change with a Network Mindset.” He has also led and co-authored numerous other Monitor Institute research studies, including: What’s Inside the House: Is Org Design Derailing Your Foundation’s Strategy?, Act Now: Future Scenarios and the Case for Equitable Climate Action, BIPOC Organizations and the Hamster Wheel of Philanthropy, An Event or An Era: Resources for Social Sector Decision-Making in the Context of COVID-19, What’s Next for Philanthropy, Reimagining Measurement, Intentional Innovation, and On the Brink of New Promise: The Future of U.S. Community Foundations. 

Prior to joining Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Gabriel served as a program officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, where he managed the Foundation’s philanthropy portfolio, and as a program manager at the Berkeley Community Fund. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Master of City Planning from U.C. Berkeley. 

Managing Director, Monitor Institute by Deloitte

Allan leads Deloitte’s Education and Workforce Development initiative, sits on Deloitte’s Higher Education leadership team, and is the Research and Insights Lead for Deloitte’s Center for Higher Ed Excellence. He writes and speaks extensively on issues and trends in higher education with a particular focus on student success.

Allan brings more than 25 years of experience as a strategist in conjunction with Deloitte Consulting LLP helping a generation of innovative leaders scale the impact of their organizations. He focuses on increasing educational and economic opportunity. Allan’s portfolio includes national nonprofits, foundations and higher education institutions. He has also worked extensively on place-based strategies to address poverty in his hometown of New York City

Allan previously advised the White House on STEM education, social entrepreneurship, and increasing opportunity through the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative.

Allan holds a B.S. in Jazz Studies (magna cum laude) and an M.B.A. in management (1st in class), both from New York University, and started his career as a jazz musician. 

Managing Director, Monitor Institute by Deloitte

Leader, Social Impact Activation practice

As a Managing Director with Monitor Institute by Deloitte Tracie in conjunction with Deloitte Consulting LLP helps mission-minded leaders develop compelling strategies for driving positive social impact. She draws upon over two decades of experience across the nonprofit and for-profit sectors advising social entrepreneurs, foundation leaders, and public sector organizations on issues of strategy, growth planning, social impact measurement, and organizational effectiveness, with a focus on the fields of workforce development and education.

Tracie also leads Deloitte’s Social Impact Activation practice, a team of marketplace advisors focused on building community relationships, collaborating with nonprofits, inspiring and engaging our people, and leveraging Deloitte’s assets to create positive change in the communities where Deloitte works.

Tracie has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Tracie worked as a strategy consultant at Monitor Group in Europe. She began her career as a financial analyst, contributing to her deep interest in organizations operating at the intersection of the business and social sectors.

Senior Manager I, Deloitte Services LP

Jasmine is a social impact strategist with over 15 years of experience advising leaders through change. She has worked with nonprofit institutions of all sizes to help as they define their strategic position, design new initiatives, and improve organizational effectiveness. Prior to working in the social sector, Jasmine led organization transformation efforts with higher education, life sciences, and media clients.

Jasmine believes in the power of narratives to spark change and shape a more equitable society. She has co-authored and contributed to articles outlining strategies to advance equity, including “BIPOC Organizations and the Hamster Wheel of Philanthropy” and “What businesses can learn from the social sector about racial equity.”

Jasmine earned her BA from the University of Michigan and her MS from Northwestern University. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She is always on the hunt for a compelling story, a memorable photo, and a sweet treat. On weekends, she can be found scouting out new pastries and enjoying Saturday morning cartoons with her two children and husband.

Senior Manager I, Deloitte Services LP

Sarah is passionate about helping people reach their full potential across the education and workforce development spectrum. Sarah’s background blends private sector experience with 5+ years working with nonprofits and foundations on strategy development and activation.

Sarah’s experience includes scenario planning, growth strategy, funder initiative design, and organizational strategy for networked/federated models. Sarah also helped design, launch and scale Pathfinder, a workforce development program run by Deloitte and Salesforce.

Sarah graduated with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management where she was the Student Association President and graduated Magna Cum Laude from USC with a BA in Economics. She also serves as a board member for YMCA-USA, the national governing body for YMCAs.

Senior Manager I, Deloitte Services LP

Bridget brings over a decade of experience in strategy development and activation in both the commercial and social sectors. Today she focuses on helping leaders of nonprofits, philanthropies and corporate impact teams develop strategies for addressing social challenges. Bridget focuses on corporate philanthropy and corporate social impact strategy as well as the education and workforce development sector. She is a lead author on a forthcoming report on trends in corporate philanthropy.

Prior to joining Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Bridget worked in Deloitte’s commercial Strategy & Operations practice and as an account manager for global life sciences organizations. She has also been a language and reading educator.

Bridget currently serves on the board of the Urban League of Central Carolinas. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, where she graduated summa cum laude, and an MBA with a focus in sustainable enterprise from the University of North Carolina.

Senior Manager II, Deloitte Services LP

Rhonda co-leads Monitor Institute by Deloitte’s Impact Measurement Program, which helps organizations more effectively use data to assess and improve the impact of their work. She has more than fifteen years of experience developing data and measurement approaches and using data to promote environmental and social well-being.

Rhonda has extensive experience with impact measurement across philanthropic, corporate, and impact investing sectors. Before joining Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Rhonda co-founded and was a managing director of an applied research consultancy focusing on labor and working conditions, environmental, and health issues. She was also the Director of Research at a for-benefit company with a mission to help consumers make purchasing decisions that reflect their preferences and values. At that organization, she co-developed the original data platform and oversaw data and ratings redesign for all environmental and social product and company ratings, incorporating more than 800 data points and developing ratings for more than 95,000 products and their companies.

Her work has been published in legal, social science and policy journals, as well as the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Oxford University Press, and Deloitte University Press; noted in press such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Guardian (U.K.); and recognized on the floor of the United States Senate.

Rhonda holds a social science Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She was also a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley’s Institute for Labor and Employment. 

Senior Manager I, Deloitte Services LP

Jenny co-leads Monitor Institute by Deloitte’s Purpose Ecosystems practice that focuses on high impact ways for organizations to drive systemic change through collective action. She has been in professional services for nearly twenty years, with the last decade focused on social impact strategy consulting, especially in public education and sustainability.

Jenny is experienced in community-driven vision and strategy development and implementation. She is dedicated to supporting purpose-driven organizations and their stakeholders in effectively fulfilling their missions for scalable impact.

She specializes in strategic foresight, social innovation and equity-centered design and incorporates futures research and scenario planning in her work to help clients prepare for continuously changing landscapes.

Jenny currently serves on the Sustainable Conservation board. She has an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School and a BA in Political Science from University of California, San Diego. She is a community organizer promoting equity and advancement for historically marginalized and underinvested communities.

Senior Manager II, Deloitte Services LP

Mariam Mansury is a Senior Manager at the Monitor Institute, where she founded and leads the Family and Individual Philanthropy practice. The practice offers a comprehensive array of strategy and philanthropy management services to family and individual philanthropists. Mariam has nearly 20 years of experience in philanthropy and social sector consulting.  She serves philanthropy executives, nonprofit leaders, and government officials to help them with transformative change through strategy design and evaluation, organizational learning, and a meaningful focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has deep experience in gender equity and has advised over a dozen national governments on how to create, implement, and measure high-impact national security and development strategies that can elevate the roles of women in decision making.

Prior to joining the Monitor Institute, Mariam created and led the Families and Individual Philanthropy Community of Practice at a national philanthropy management firm. She received a Master of Public Policy at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a BA in Political Science from Boston College. Mariam lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband and two boys.

Senior Manager II, Deloitte Services LP

Justin has spent a decade working with private, corporate, and community foundations to challenge old assumptions and creatively imagine new possibilities.

Justin also writes and speaks regularly about philanthropy and social innovation. He has co-authored a number of articles about how foundations can find and fund new ideas including “The Re-emerging Art of Funding Innovation,” “Case Studies in Funding Innovation,” “8 Common Innovation Traps,” and “How to Find Breakthrough Ideas.” Justin’s work also focuses on innovation in community philanthropy, highlighted by the two-year What’s Next for Community Philanthropy initiative which engaged over 2,000 community philanthropy practitioners across six continents to discuss the future of place-based philanthropy. His work has appeared in publications such as the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and Alliance Magazine.

Prior to joining Monitor Institute, Justin worked at an organization advising U.S. and European foundations, nonprofits, and universities on investing their endowments.

Justin holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he earned the Public Management and Social Innovation Certificate. He received his BA from Boston College with Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude distinctions.

Senior Manager I, Deloitte Services LP

Amanda is a strategist that gets excited about helping organizations with their complex social issues. She has worked with entrepreneurs, executives, and boards, across non-profits, philanthropies, and purpose-driven businesses.

Amanda has deep experience in strategy and has worked across a variety of areas including: education, workforce development, inclusive economic growth, financial inclusion, and health equity.

Amanda is a coach at heart and was trained as an executive coach while obtaining her MBA from Stanford. She also focused on leadership training while earning her BA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Illinois.

Amanda loves connecting with new people, building community, and fostering relationships. She loves furthering her well-being practices --- keeps a joy and gratitude list on her phone and appreciates all that nature, meditation, music, and movement add to her life.

Senior Manager I, Deloitte Services LP

Ricardo works at Monitor Institute by Deloitte in the greater Washington DC area. He joined the Institute in 2022 and has been involved in leading the practice’s internal operations as Chief of Staff and managing client-facing and internal Purpose and DEI Office strategy projects related to education and workforce development and employee engagement, respectively. Ricardo also leads Deloitte's work with the Cristo Rey Network, managing the organization's engagement with 38 network high schools and students nationwide, as well as their graduates.

Before joining the Monitor Institute, Ricardo had over 10 years of experience at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he led customer strategy and operations improvement projects for federal clients, mainly focusing on simplifying operations and delivering customized products and services using customer insights. Prior to Deloitte, Ricardo served as a US Naval Officer for more than 10 years and was an operations and technology leader at various commands during overseas operational assignments. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the United States Naval Academy and his Master of Science in Physical Oceanography from the Naval Postgraduate School.