Bruce McNamer, JD, MBA

Bruce McNamer, JD, MBA, is the President of The Builders Initiative (TBI), a family foundation focused on food access, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, oceans and the environment.

Prior to joining TBI, Mr. McNamer was President and CEO of Greater Washington Community Foundation in Washington DC; the Head of Global Philanthropy and Chief Executive Officer of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, and the President and CEO of TechnoServe, a nonprofit organization that works with people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. Before joining TechnoServe, he was a senior executive/founder in technology start–ups, an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. He was also a White House Fellow at the National Economic Council and a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay.

Mr. McNamer serves on the Board for several international nonprofits, including PATH and the MasterCard Foundation. He has an AB from Harvard and a JD/MBA from Stanford. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Montana native.

Mr. McNamer is Treasurer of the Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee.

Appointed to the board: June 2016