Ellen Remmer Appointed TPI President

Ellen Remmer was recently appointed President and CEO by TPI’s Board of Directors.  She came to work at TPI in 1993, shortly after her own family foundation benefited from TPI’s strategic planning assistance.  In addition to working directly with dozens of private, corporate and community donors on making their giving more effective, Ellen has developed signature donor learning programs and is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on the subjects of family philanthropy, strategic giving and women as donors.  Ellen has served on the senior management team of TPI for the last 7 years and has been Acting President since July.

Prior to TPI, Remmer worked as a corporate strategic planning consultant at the firm of Temple, Barker and Sloane (now Oliver Wyman) , and also worked for Chemtex, her family’s business.  In addition to serving on her family foundation and family business boards, Ellen is on the Board of Directors of Associated Grantmakers and on the Board of Visitors of Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy.  She completed a Bachelors of Arts from Wesleyan University in 1975 and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1981.  Ellen lives in Jamaica Plain with her husband Chris Fox and their two children.

Ellen has worked with dozens of donors, developed signature donor learning programs and is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on the subjects of family philanthropy, strategic giving and women as donors.

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