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Jacob Harold

Planetary Fellow

Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 1 connection

Berggruen Institute

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About

social change strategist | executive | author of The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact | co-founder, @candiddotorg | former CEO, GuideStar |

Experience

Planetary FellowBerggruen Institute
Jan 2025
Co-FounderStarling Institute
Aug 2023
Senior AdvisorRewiring America
Jul 2023 to Oct 2025
Co-founder & EVPCandid Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Feb 2019 to Dec 2021
President & CEOGuideStar
Oct 2012 to Feb 2019
Program Officer, PhilanthropyWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation
May 2006 to Oct 2012
ConsultantThe Bridgespan Group
Jan 2005 to Jan 2006
Climate CampaignerRainforest Action Network
Jan 2003 to Jan 2003
Global Warming and Energy CampaignerGreenpeace
Jan 2002 to Jan 2002
Grassroots OrganizerGreen Corps
Jan 1999 to Jan 2000

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business
MBA, corporate social responsibility, strategic philanthropy, nonprofit management, social finance
2003 to 2005
Duke University
AB (summa cum laude), Ethics and Intellectual History
1995 to 1999
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Complex Systems Summer School
2005 to 2005
School for International Training Tibetan Studies Program
1997 to 1997