Kris Putnam-Walkerly

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Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Kris Putnam-Walkerly, President, Putnam Consulting Group, is a trusted advisor to the world’s leading philanthropists, including families, private donors, foundations, Fortune 500 companies, and celebrity activists. She’s helped over 100 philanthropists strategically allocate over half a billion dollars in grants and gifts, and works closely with estate planning attorneys, financial and wealth advisors, and family offices to help their clients deepen their philanthropic commitments. She was named one of America’s Top 25 Philanthropy Speakers, and is the author of the new book, Delusional Altruism: Why Philanthropists Fail To Achieve Change and What They Can Do To Transform Giving (Wiley, March 24, 2020). Kris Putnam-Walkerly is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. Follow her on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.

Lifestyle and Travel

The Top Question Corporate Leaders Should be Asking

Lifestyle and TravelKris Putnam-Walkerly

One simple question can harness the power of strategic giving to address turmoil and support recovery. Whatever line of business we’re in, from hospitality to manufacturing, finance to retail, we’ve entered a period of broad awakening and reckoning about ongoing oppression and institutional racism. In the context of the pandemic,...

Education and Career

Five Ways Philanthropists Can Turn Adversity into Opportunity

Education and CareerKris Putnam-Walkerly

Nobody ever chooses the hard road, but it has a way of finding us. And when it does, sometimes the only choice we have is in how we respond. Interestingly, we never know exactly what we’re capable of until we’re tested. So, especially for philanthropists and other change makers, during...