Sarina Beges-Thysen Email & Phone Number

For over 17 years, Sarina Beges has worked for social change organizations in the areas of higher education, social impact, and philanthropy. At present, she serves as the Associate Director of Philanthropy Programs at the Aspen Institute where she curates and convenes the Aspen Philanthropy Group, a network of over 25 CEOs of private, public, and corporate foundations. She also works with community foundations leaders to make their work more effective through new research on business model innovation. Previous to the Aspen Institute, Sarina served as the executive director of the Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation, which created educational content to enhance charitable giving. For nearly a decade, Sarina worked at Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law where she grew the reach and impact of a leading foreign policy research center. In 2019, she helped produce the Philanthropy Innovation Summit – a gathering of over 300 philanthropic leaders – hosted by Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.Sarina started her social sector career at the Synergos Institute, a New York based non-profit organization committed to addressing issues of poverty and inequality worldwide. Sarina holds a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC and a bachelor’s degree from Boston University. She lives in Menlo Park, California with her husband and two daughters.

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