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Edgar Villanueva  

Globally-Recognized Expert on Social Justice Philanthropy

Edgar Villanueva is a globally-recognized expert on social justice philanthropy. Edgar serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Native Americans in Philanthropy, NDN Collective, Mother Jones and is a Board Member of the Andrus Family Fund, a national foundation that works to improve outcomes for vulnerable youth.

Villanueva is the award-winning author of "Decolonizing Wealth," a bestselling book offering hopeful and compelling alternatives to the dynamics of colonization in the philanthropic and social finance sectors.

In addition to working in philanthropy for many years, he has consulted with numerous nonprofit organizations and national and global philanthropies on advancing racial equity inside of their institutions and through their investment strategies.

Villanueva holds two degrees from the Gillings Global School of Public Health at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Edgar is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and resides in Brooklyn, NY.

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