Tim Hanstad Joins the King Philanthropies’ Team

We are thrilled to announce that Tim Hanstad has joined our King Philanthropies’ team as Chief Program Officer! In this role, he will oversee King Philanthropies’ grantmaking as well as partnerships and other initiatives to fight extreme poverty and climate change. Tim is a long-time colleague of King Philanthropies (including previously serving on the KP board of directors) and we could not be more excited about his new leadership role.

Tim brings a wealth of experience and deep wisdom about achieving impact at scale. As a long-time, award-winning social entrepreneur, NGO leader, and philanthropic executive, Tim is a leading voice and practitioner on how philanthropy can identify and fuel high performing organizations and engage in collaborative partnerships to create systemic impact. Tim previously co-founded and was the longtime CEO of Landesa, a Top-10 Global NGO. He led Landesa’s growth from a 2-person operation to the #1-ranked human rights NGO in the world. He was also the first CEO of the Chandler Foundation where he subsequently served as Vice Chair. Tim helped co-found Catalyst Now, the world’s largest network of social innovators, where he now sits on the Governing Council. He is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a board member for Dalberg Catalyst and SCALE, on the Global Leadership Council for the World Justice Project, and chaired Co-Impact’s Advisory Board.

Tim is a 2008 World Economic Forum Social Entrepreneur Awardee and a 2012 Skoll Social Entrepreneur Awardee. He holds two law degrees from the University of Washington and has completed certification programs at the Harvard School of Business and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, although his greatest learning has come from living and interacting with thousands of people living on the margins in more than 35 countries around the world. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Scientific American, Foreign Affairs, and beyond. Tim is the proud spouse of Chitra and a father to four wonderful and inspiring adult children.