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 / Technology and Data / Los Angeles County / National Impact / Southeast Michigan / Strategy & Operations / Washington State
Our People:
Steve & Connie Ballmer
Terri Ludwig
Advocacy & Communications
The Advocacy & Communications team advances policies and amplifies work that increases economic mobility for children and families.
Salman Akhtar
Senior Manager, Advocacy
Ardua Harris
Senior Manager, Communications
Cynara Lilly
Executive Director, Advocacy & Communications
Raelene Magee
Executive Assistant, Advocacy & Communications
Brittny Nielsen
Senior Manager, Communications
Climate
Our Climate team is working globally to accelerate change and invest where philanthropy can help address this crisis, now.
Sam Ballmer
Climate Lead
Community Impact
Our Community Impact team strengthens local Place-Based Partnerships, including building leadership pipelines, to help communities working to address complex issues and achieve measurable results.
Jeff Edmondson
Executive Director, Community Impact
Celine N. Fejeran
Senior Portfolio Manager, Community Impact
Abel Habte
Portfolio Manager, Community Impact
Rebekah Marquez
Executive Assistant, Community Impact
Eshauna Smith
Director, Community Impact
Technology & Data
The Technology & Data team supports and scales technology and data solutions to strengthen the nonprofit and social services sectors.
Kevin Bromer
Executive Director, Head of Technology & Data Strategy
Korey Klein
Senior Portfolio Manager, Technology & Data Infrastructure
Soon Lee
Portfolio Manager, Technology & Data
Raelene Magee
Executive Assistant, Technology & Data
Los Angeles County
In the home of the Clippers, the Los Angeles County team partners with organizations and government to build equitable public systems, focusing on education, criminal justice, and a community-led vision of safety.
Gabriella Barbosa
Senior Portfolio Manager, Los Angeles
Shamira Brown
Executive Assistant, Los Angeles
Kim Pattillo Brownson
Director, Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships, Los Angeles
Joanna Colunga
Portfolio Manager, Los Angeles
Joseph Devall
Director, Los Angeles & National Criminal Justice
Nina Revoyr
Executive Director, Los Angeles & National Public Safety
Christine Tran
Portfolio Manager, Los Angeles
National Impact
Our National Impact team focuses on opportunities to strengthen impact across the country and partners with regional teams to advance key issues.
Mekaelia Davis
Director, National Black Family Economic Mobility
Loren Harris
Executive Director, National Impact
Raychael Jensen
Director, National Early Childhood & Families
Cassandra Serrano
Executive Assistant, National Impact
Kayla Roney Smith
Director, K-12 Education
Emma Uman
Director, National Career Success
Southeast Michigan
The Southeast Michigan team works across the tri-county area surrounding Steve Ballmer’s hometown, bringing philanthropy, government, and business together to tackle economic mobility, and focusing on education and community development.
Angee Sanders
Executive Assistant, SE Michigan
Rinia Shelby-Crooms
Portfolio Manager, SE Michigan
Temeca Simpson
Senior Portfolio Manager, SE Michigan
Kylee Mitchell Wells
Executive Director, SE Michigan
Strategy & Operations
The Strategy & Operations team oversees the day-to-day functions of Ballmer Group and helps to develop and hone the organization's approach for improving economic mobility.
Jennifer Baugh
Senior Grants Manager
John Griffith
Executive Director, Strategy and Operations & National Housing
Dominique Hilliard
Grants Manager
Jess Main
Director, Grants Management and Operations
Joe McNulty
Senior Manager, Strategic Finance
Anneka H. Preston
Senior Grants Manager
Frances Yang
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Washington State
In the Ballmers’ home state of Washington, our team focuses on public systems transformation, with deep investments in child welfare, behavioral health, and education as levers for change.