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Co-founded by Connie and Steve Ballmer, Ballmer Group funds organizations and leaders to reshape opportunity and expand economic mobility across the United States.

Our team is made up of practitioners with deep knowledge and experience in our impact areas. Ballmer Group is both a national and regional funder – we have a presence and invest deeply in southeast Michigan, Los Angeles County, and Washington state.

Jump to: Advocacy and Comms / Climate / Community Impact / Data and Technology / Los Angeles County / National Impact / Southeast Michigan / Strategy & Operations / Washington State

Our People:

Steve & Connie Ballmer, Co-Founders
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Steve & Connie Ballmer

Co-Founders
Terri Ludwig, President of Philanthropy
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Terri Ludwig

President of Philanthropy

Advocacy & Communications

Salman Akhtar, Senior Advocacy Manager

Salman Akhtar

Senior Advocacy Manager
Ardua Harris

Ardua Harris

Senior Communications Manager
Cynara Lilly, Executive Director, Advocacy & Communications

Cynara Lilly

Executive Director, Advocacy & Communications
Raelene Magee

Raelene Magee

Executive Assistant
Brittny Nielsen

Brittny Nielsen

Senior Communications Manager

Climate

Sam Ballmer

Sam Ballmer

Climate Lead

Community Impact

Jeff Edmondson, Executive Director, Community Impact

Jeff Edmondson

Executive Director, Community Impact
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Celine N. Fejeran

Portfolio Manager, Community Impact
Rebekah Marquez

Rebekah Marquez

Executive Assistant, Community Impact
Eshauna Smith, Director, Community Impact

Eshauna Smith

Director, Community Impact

Data & Technology

Kevin Bromer, Executive Director, Head of Technology & Data Strategy

Kevin Bromer

Executive Director, Head of Technology & Data Strategy
Portfolio Manager, Technology & Data Infrastructure

Korey Klein

Portfolio Manager, Technology & Data Infrastructure
Raelene Magee

Raelene Magee

Executive Assistant

Los Angeles County

Shamira Brown, Executive Assistant

Shamira Brown

Executive Assistant
Kim Patillo Brownson, Director of Strategy and Policy, Los Angeles

Kim Pattillo Brownson

Director of Strategy and Policy, Los Angeles
Joanna Colunga, Associate Portfolio Manager, Los Angeles

Joanna Colunga

Associate Portfolio Manager, Los Angeles
Joseph Devall, Portfolio Manager, Los Angeles

Joseph Devall

Portfolio Manager, Los Angeles
Nina Revoyr, Executive Director, Los Angeles

Nina Revoyr

Executive Director, Los Angeles

National Impact

Mekaelia Davis

Mekaelia Davis

Director, National Impact - Black Family Economic Mobility
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Loren Harris

Executive Director, National Impact
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Raychael Jensen

Director, National Impact - Early Childhood & Families
Cassandra Serrano, Executive Assistant

Cassandra Serrano

Executive Assistant

Southeast Michigan

Rinia Shelby-Crooms, Executive Assistant

Rinia Shelby-Crooms

Executive Assistant
Temeca Simpson, Portfolio Manager, SE Michigan

Temeca Simpson

Portfolio Manager, SE Michigan
Kayla Roney Smith, Portfolio Manager, SE Michigan

Kayla Roney Smith

Portfolio Manager, SE Michigan
Kylee Mitchell Wells, Executive Director, SE Michigan

Kylee Mitchell Wells

Executive Director, SE Michigan

Strategy & Operations

Allie Armstrong

Allie Armstrong

Associate Grants Manager
Jennifer Baugh

Jennifer Baugh

Grants Manager
John Griffith, Director, Strategy & Operations

John Griffith

Director, Strategy & Operations
Dominique Hilliard, Associate Grants Manager

Dominique Hilliard

Associate Grants Manager
Jess Main, Senior Manager, Grantmaking & Operations

Jess Main

Senior Manager, Grantmaking & Operations
Joe McNulty, Senior Financial Strategist

Joe McNulty

Senior Financial Strategist
Anneka Preston

Anneka H. Preston

Grants Manager
Frances Yang, Manager of Strategic Initiatives

Frances Yang

Manager of Strategic Initiatives

Washington State

Leslie Dozono, Portfolio Manager, Washington

Leslie Dozono

Portfolio Manager, Washington
Val Alduen Fitzgerald, Executive Assistant

Val Alduen Fitzgerald

Executive Assistant
Kacey Guin, Portfolio Manager, Washington

Kacey Guin

Portfolio Manager, Washington
Kody Russell, Portfolio Manager, Washington

Kody Russell

Portfolio Manager, Washington
Andi Smith

Andi Smith

Executive Director, Washington
Emma Uman, Portfolio Manager, Washington

Emma Uman

Portfolio Manager, Washington
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