Willa Seldon

Willa Seldon is a partner in Bridgespan’s San Francisco office. She is a leader in place-based work and a co-leader of the Economic Security and Opportunity Area of Expertise. Willa collaborates with leaders to develop and refine their strategies, design and launch bold initiatives, and improve their operating and economic models. Her nonprofit and philanthropy clients have included Low Income Investment Fund, Mercy Housing, PolicyLink, Rockefeller Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and StriveTogether. Willa has helped launch organizations, such as Black Ambition, and has supported mobilization efforts, such as OneTen and the White House Council for Community Solutions. Willa has authored numerous publications.

Prior to Bridgespan, Willa’s experience included leading nonprofit organizations and executive roles in business. She served as CEO of the Glide Foundation, a San Francisco-based center for social justice, and executive director of the Tides Center, a fiscal sponsor and accelerator for social ventures. Her private sector experience includes co-founding a venture capital firm and leadership roles at AirTouch, a wireless communications company.

Willa is on the Board of Directors of College Futures Foundation, Jobs for the Future, Pew Charitable Trusts, and Sutter Health. She received a JD from Yale Law School, MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, and AB in economics from Bryn Mawr College, where she is an Emeritus Trustee. She is a trained Executive Coach.