Willa Seldon

Willa Seldon is a partner at The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit advisor and resource for mission-driven leaders that are focused on achieving breakthrough social impact. Ms. Seldon advises organizations on developing their strategies and improving their operating models. Her clients have included Reading Partners, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the White House Council for Community Solutions. Building on her business experience in management, joint ventures, and mergers, Willa is a leader in Bridgespan’s work in employment and collaborations.

Before Bridgespan, Ms. Seldon served as CEO of the Glide Foundation, where she focused on growing programmatic impact and enhancing the organization’s operations. Prior to Glide, she was executive director of the Tides Center, an organization that provides infrastructure services to nonprofit groups. Ms. Seldon’s for-profit experience includes seven years at Milepost Ventures, a venture capital firm she co-founded. Additionally, she was executive director of AirTouch Communications, a multi-billion dollar wireless communications company which she helped achieve dramatic global expansion.

Ms. Seldon is vice-chair of the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College and a private nanotechnology company. She has served as board chair of KQED. She was also awarded the Most Influential Women in Business award by the San Francisco Business Times.