Sam Hiersteiner Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

Ten year leadership team member at the pioneering venture philanthropy organization, which has raised $400M+ to support 200+ social entrepreneurs. Formative experiences include: Evolving a brand to spur growth: Led New Profit’s first rebranding to increase credibility and awareness, after which New Profit executed successful fundraising campaigns with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Ballmer Group, Deloitte US, and other entities.Stewarding a marquee strategic partnership: Relationship manager for New Profit’s 10-year collaboration with Deloitte, which focused on providing expert strategic support to grantees.Creating a function: Built the organization’s first communications function. Managed long-term creative agency and event execution partners; hired and developed next generation leaders who took over the function.Advising innovative social entrepreneurs: Ongoing strategic counselor to social entrepreneurs across the grantee portfolio.Managing signature events: Produced New Profit’s signature, 500-person stakeholder events including The Well 2022, the 25th anniversary event featuring John Legend, The Well 2024, and the Inclusive Impact Action Summit, the last of which was a springboard for a successful $100M effort to support underserved leaders in philanthropy.Achieving strong, targeted media results: Secured placements in outlets including the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Worth Magazine, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Giving Compass, the New York Times, Fast Company, Nation Swell, Inside Philanthropy, Barron’s, and Giving Compass. Built New Profit’s email program to 22,000 contacts and 10,000+ engaged subscribers and LinkedIn profile to 15,000+ followers.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Partnered to build a $2M+/year consulting vertical focused on global development and sustainability, with clients including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the JPMC Global Health Investment Fund, the United Nations Foundation, Participant Media, ONE Campaign, and WWF. Served on the principal crisis communications consulting team for the LIVESTRONG Foundation during the doping scandal involving founder Lance Armstrong.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Assisted a groundbreaking agency corporate responsibility-ESG consulting team with clients including Gap Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company.

Multi-dimensional food writer who maintains a strong national network of food and sustainability contacts across a range of areas, including food tech, farming, fermentation, and restaurants. Highlights of published work: Cookbook | Boston Globe here, here, and here. Served as a board member for food nonprofit organizations including Gaining Ground (2022-present) and City Blossoms DC (2011-2013).