Executive Director Grantmakers for Education | Portland, Oregon IM is pleased to announce the Grantmakers for Education (EdFunders) board of directors has named Nicole Rodriguez Leach as their next executive director for EdFunders beginning July 1, 2023. Nicole brings extensive experience in education, philanthropy, and nonprofit management, recently serving as an executive advisor, director for the Aprendes Foundation, and vice president of Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation. Nicole has evidenced a staunch commitment to equity and excellence in education and previously served on the EdFunders’ board of directors. Her leadership will enhance EdFunders’ role as a trusted partner to education philanthropists as they work to advance effective, strategic, and equity-centered grantmaking in education. Nicole has a Master of Science degree in Urban Policy Analysis and Management from The New School and is a candidate for her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Public and Urban Policy from The Ohio State University. Grantmakers for Education is the nation's largest and most diverse network of education grantmakers dedicated to advancing effective, strategic and equity-centered grantmaking in the field of education.Karen Avery led this search with support from Sokeng Cleary and Isabelle Atkinson.