Effective Ventures Foundation USA, Inc.

Effective Ventures Foundation USA, Inc.

Effective Ventures Foundation USA, Inc. is a section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in the USA (EIN 47-1988398).

Our Board

The EV US Board is responsible for overall management and oversight of EV US.

Zach Robinson
Zach is the CEO of EV US. Previously, he was Chief of Staff at Open Philanthropy, where he managed communications and grantmaking teams, helped set org-wide policies, and worked to identify new Global Health and Wellbeing cause areas for Open Philanthropy, among other things. Prior to his work at Open Philanthropy, he was the director of product and strategy for startup Ivy Research Council and worked as a consultant at Bain and Company.

Nicole Ross
Nicole is the Head of Community Health and Special Projects at the Centre for Effective Altruism, though over the past few months she has been seconded away to focus on EV US board duties. Before working at CEA, she was a Research Analyst and Operations Associate at Open Philanthropy and a Staff Assistant at the Centre for Healthcare Ethics.

Anna Weldon

Anna is the Director of Internal Operations at Open Philanthropy, where she leads teams that focus on Business Operations, People Operations, IT, Immigration, and Recruiting. Previously, she served as Director of HR at Buffalo Exchange, guiding the organization on manager development, change management, and organizational restructuring. Throughout her career, she has served as a leader of teams and a mentor to managers. Anna holds certifications from the Society for Human Resource Management and Project Management Institute and graduated from Shimer College in 2006 with a BA in Philosophy.

Johnstuart Winchell

Johnstuart is the founder of Good Impressions, which provides free marketing services to effective nonprofits. Previously, he worked in strategy and operations at Google, in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group, and as a professional ballet dancer in Texas and Colorado.

Our CEO

Zachary Robinson
CEO of EV US

Zach was Chief of Staff at Open Philanthropy, where he managed communications and grantmaking teams, helped set org-wide policies, and worked to identify new Global Health and Wellbeing cause areas for Open Philanthropy, among other things. Prior to his work at Open Philanthropy, he was the director of product and strategy for startup Ivy Research Council and worked as a consultant at Bain and Company.