Strategic counsel to principals on philanthropy, and leadership of the institutions they build.
Founder & Principal, Crafted Pathways.
I advise, and I also lead. As Founder & Principal of Crafted Pathways, I take retained counsel with principals on philanthropy, strategy, governance, and strategic partnerships. When the fit is right, I take the executive role itself: leading a family foundation, an institution, or a special project. The work begins as a conversation, in a room, without slides. You will know immediately whether it is right.
Strategy, governance, philanthropy and strategic partnerships, where the stakes are high.
Builders who have achieved a great deal and intend to build more.
Discreet counsel, and an answer that is clear, deliberate, and yours.
“The field changes, and what I bring does not.”Pamela Dubin
I have spent my career in the room with CEOs, startup founders, billionaires and government decision-makers, building things that work and last: programs, institutions and movements, around the world. I measure what they achieve, and I know how to make them grow. The field changes, and what I bring does not.
Leaders who have already done a great deal come to this work when the next chapter requires clearer judgment. As technology shapes our lives, the scarce thing is a person with judgment and the experience you need; someone who can tell a win from a loss early. My goal and outcomes are consistent: leaving principals clear, confident, and in a far stronger position to realize their vision.
Principals bring me what they cannot bring to everyone. I listen first, without judgment, and hold what I hear in complete confidence, so the thinking can be honest and the way forward becomes clear.
Judgment where the models stop.
Executive & Institutional Leadership
Philanthropy & International Development
Strategic Partnerships & New Ventures
Board & Leadership Dialogues
Retained counsel, and the executive role itself.
I take executive roles running a family foundation, an institution or a special project when the fit is right.
Leading a Family Foundation
Leading a family’s foundation with vision, governance and measurable impact, alongside the principals and the next generation.
Institutional CEO / President
Leading an institution or a special project through growth, renewal or a new chapter of ambition.
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Originating and building the alliances, partnerships and new ventures that let an organization reach further.
Speaking & Private Sessions
Keynotes, board and leadership dialogues, and private working sessions for principals and their teams.
Retainer
The deepest way to work with me is on retainer, as your strategist / adviser.
My most successful relationships begin with a session.
Judgment Session
A private working session on the decision in front of you, for you or with your leadership team.
Philanthropic ROI Session
For wealth managers, family offices and the families they advise: the next generation, succession, and the choices families face.
Before the Cause Session
The most consequential decisions about wealth are made early: before an IPO, a sale, or a liquidity event, while the choices about family, institutions, and causes are still open. That window is where I work. I sit with the principal through the decision the models can’t settle, in confidence, and the answer that emerges is clear, deliberate, and theirs.
My work is a conversation and experiential. There is energy, humor and wit in the room, no slides and no screens, and you will know immediately whether it’s right for you.
Programs, institutions and movements that work and last.
Permanent Impact
An AI-driven communications, distribution and measurement venture.
Ziv Partners
A U.S. philanthropic organization dedicated to a leading regional medical center and the communities it serves.
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
First Senior Program Officer at a top-ranked global philanthropy, working directly with the principal and trustees across a broad portfolio of global and national philanthropic initiatives: strategy, major grants, and institutional priorities.
Rabin Alliance
Recruited to lead the Rabin Alliance after the Rabin assassination.
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Worked with the co-founders during its launch and international expansion.
Palm Beach County Commission on Advancing Women
Former Chairwoman of the Palm Beach County Commission on Advancing Women.
Healthcare Leadership
Strategic counsel to the CEO and trustees of a major healthcare organization.
Government & International Leadership
Counsel at the highest levels of government and to ministers, ambassadors, and world leaders.
If something important is in front of you, let’s talk.
The work is private.
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