Position Type: Leadership
Leadership unified by a greater cause.
Kelly Santangelo joined TIFF in 2024 and serves as the Chief People Officer. In this role, Kelly provides HR leadership, working closely with the senior management team in a highly collaborative environment, and is responsible for developing and implementing HR best practices in the areas of employee relations, recruitment and onboarding, performance management, learning and development, and compensation and benefits.
Prior to joining TIFF, Ms. Santangelo spent nearly fifteen years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Most recently, she served as the Director of Practice Group Human Resources at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where she led an HR team supporting over 1,000 partners and associates. With more than two decades of experience, Kelly has a background in building strong leadership relationships, coaching teams, and developing talent strategies.
Kelly holds an MBA with a focus on Human Resource Management from Loyola University Maryland and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). She is dedicated about to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
David Brenner joined TIFF in 2024 and serves as Chief Operating Officer. His responsibilities span all operational and strategic aspects of TIFF’s work and specifically include oversight of finance, operations, information technology, legal affairs, compliance, and human resources.
Prior to joining TIFF, David spent eight years at Macquarie Asset Management, most recently as Senior Managing Director where he served as Global Head of Digital, Data & Platforms, leading all areas of Macquarie Asset Management through its data and digital transformation. Prior to this role, David served as Chief Strategy Officer for the Public Investments’ business, responsible for its commercial growth strategy. He served on the firm’s Operating Committee and Public Investments’ Executive Committee. Prior to joining Macquarie, he worked with UBS Global Asset Management from 2004 to 2015, most recently as Chief Operating Officer (Americas). Previously, David worked at Arthur Andersen and KPMG.
David earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Miami University in Ohio, and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Carolyn Patton, CFA joined TIFF in 2022 and serves as Managing Director, Head of Private Market Client Solutions. She has worked with institutional clients and consultants over her 25+ year career, managing relationships across the globe.
Prior to joining TIFF, Carolyn represented boutique firm, Sustainable Growth Advisers, based in Connecticut. She has worked at some of the leading investment management firms in the industry including Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Janus Capital Group, Turner Investments, and Deutsche Asset Management, in senior strategy and distribution roles. Carolyn has lived and worked in London, England, Denver, Colorado, and currently resides in Radnor, PA. Carolyn served as President of the Association of Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE) where, in partnership with the TOIGO Foundation, she helped spearhead the creation of the AIMSE Scholarship program to promote diversity and inclusion within the asset management industry. She brings a broad perspective of investment markets and an understanding of the differing needs of institutional clients.
Carolyn is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The University of Virginia.
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Jessica Portis, CFA joined TIFF in 2020 and serves as Chief Client Officer. In this role, she collaborates closely with the investment and client-facing teams to develop and execute investment solutions that cater to the unique objectives of TIFF’s clients.
Prior to joining TIFF, Jess was a Partner at Mercer, where she oversaw the delivery of investment-related services to both advisory and OCIO nonprofit clients. Additionally, she spent 15 years at Summit Strategies Group, where she held various roles across the consulting and research groups.
Jess is deeply committed to supporting nonprofit organizations and currently serves on the board of the SSM Health Foundation – St. Louis and on the endowment/investment committees of the Center for Creative Arts (COCA) of St. Louis and the Missouri Foundation for Health.
Jess holds a BS degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri – St. Louis and is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) charterholder. She is also a member of TIFF’s Investment Committee and the TIFF Advisory Services (TAS) Board.
Lisa Matson joined TIFF in 2020 and serves as the Chief Legal Officer. She is responsible for the legal and compliance departments and corporate governance of TIFF’s corporate entities and affiliates, and the registered investment advisers and investment vehicles.
Prior to joining TIFF, Lisa was the General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and Senior Partner of Penn Capital Management Company, an asset management firm. She previously held senior roles with Lincoln Financial Group and The Vanguard Group. She began her legal career at the Philadelphia law firm of Stradley Ronon.
Lisa holds B.A. magna cum laude with distinction from Carleton College, and a J.D. from The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she also serves on the Dean’s Council.