Alexander Buffett Rozek serves the Foundation as its President and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Sunshine Lady Foundation.

The Sunshine Lady Foundation has awarded more than $150 million in grants since its inception in 1996. Prior to his current role, Alex was the Director for the Learning By Giving Program when it began as part of the Sunshine Lady Foundation in 2003 and oversaw the growth of the program from its first school to the current 30 colleges and universities. Alex has also worked on a number of other projects for the Sunshine Lady Foundation, including working closely with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and New England Eye to start the Boston Senior Oral and Vision Health Program. Alex has also worked with the Red Sox Foundation to support their Red Sox Scholars program.

In his day job, Alex manages an investment partnership in Boston where he lives with wife Mimi and their super smart dog, Mac.

Alex graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.

Mimi serves on the Board of Directors of the Learning by Giving Foundation and is also acting Treasurer and Secretary.

Mimi’s background is in nonprofit fundraising; since 2004 she has worked for a New York based marketing firm that specializes in direct marketing for the nonprofit sector.

Mimi graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Trinity College where she was the captain of the tennis team. She lives in Boston with her husband Alex and their Australian Shepherds Mac & Leia.

At 85 years young, Doris, big sister of billionaire Warren, is on a mission. When she inherited Berkshire Hathaway stock from a family trust in 1996, she dedicated the rest of her life to giving it away—all of it—mostly to individuals in trouble through no fault of their own. So far she’s given away more than $150 million of her money. She says she wants to give it all away; that she wants the last check she writes to bounce due to “insufficient funds.”

She began the Sunshine Lady Foundation in 1996, helping battered women, sick children, and at-risk kids who otherwise would never have had the chance to go to college. She’s also funding college programs for prison inmates, lowering recidivism. And she does it through “retail philanthropy,” often making personal phone calls to those who need help, one by one.

Doris is passionate about her responsibilities as a philanthropist. She is personally and tirelessly involved with every aspect of the foundation’s grantmaking process. Each Sunshine Lady Foundation grant is considered an investment, and the decision to grant funds is always based on an expected successful return.

Doris’ energy and enthusiasm are boundless. Among her many other roles, she has been a first grade teacher, domestic violence crusader, political activist, mother and grandmother, and a true and loyal friend to many people.

Howard W. Buffett is the Executive Director of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation that funds initiatives aimed at improving the standard of living and quality of life for the world’s most impoverished and marginalized populations.

Howard previously served as the Director for Agriculture Development at the U.S. Department of Defense, where he was responsible for overseeing agricultural reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Prior to serving at the Defense Department, Howard was a Policy Advisor for the White House Domestic Policy Council, where he implemented cross-sector collaboration and innovation strategies. Prior to serving in the White House, Howard was a Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he developed the expansion strategy for the nation’s Cooperative Extension System. He also served as a member of the Obama-Biden Transition Team and as Director of National Surrogate Radio for Obama for America.

Before entering government service, Howard worked for a variety of organizations, including the United Nations and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is a board member at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and is a World Economic Forum, Global Shaper. Named a top 99 foreign policy leader under 33, Howard has earned a BA from Northwestern University and an MPA in Advanced Management and Finance from Columbia University. He is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, where he operates a four hundred acre no-till farm.

Of his more high profile achievements, Howard was the President of FFA (Future Farmers of America) in highschool, an experience which gave him the tools necessary to become a champion soil judger in subsequent years.

Maggie Johnson is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Stanford University, and Director of Education and University Relations for Google.

Her extensive past and present roles include: Assistant Chair, Director of Educational Affairs & Undergraduate Studies, Stanford Computer Science 2003-2006; Software Litigation / Expert Witness; Executive Vice President and Director of Research for Metricnet (1999-2004); Member, ACM Education Board and Council; Member, ACM Professional Development Board; Member of Governing Board, NSF NSDL Computing Pathway; Member, Advisory Board of UCCP (University of California College Prep).

Jeff Piermont serves the Foundation as its COO.

Additionally, Jeff is the COO of a Boston based investment partnership. Jeff currently resides in New York City with his wife.

Jeff graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Finance and a B.S. in Accounting. When you’re in trouble, have no fear, Jeff is there. In his spare time, he enjoys saving lives as a member of the New York City Red Cross Disaster Relief team.

Ellie Mudge serves the Foundation as the Program Director.

Ellie has spent the beginning of her career in the recruiting business. Before joining Learning by Giving she was the University Relations Manager and Campus Recruiter at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to her position at RBS, she was an Account Manager at OneWire.com, an online start-up that provides recruiting solutions. She was also an Associate at the boutique Executive Search firm, F.S. von Stade & Associates, where she serviced clients within the financial services sector.

Ellie graduated from Trinity College with a B.A. in Art History. She and her husband Will currently live in Boston with their two kids Dorothy and Campbell.

Rebecca Riccio is the founding Director of the Social Impact Lab at Northeastern University, which bridges sectors, disciplines, and generations to facilitate knowledge building in the social impact arena. The Impact Lab’s programs include Northeastern Students4Giving (NS4G), an experiential philanthropy education program in which students make real-dollar grants to Boston-area nonprofit organizations. Rebecca teaches undergraduate courses on nonprofit management and philanthropy at Northeastern University and has been a lecturer in philanthropy and social justice in the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at Brandeis University. She is also the Academic Advisor to the Learning by Giving Foundation.

Her teaching is informed by twenty years of consulting to a wide range of local, national, and international nonprofit organizations and foundations and developing and managing health, education, and technology programs around the world. Rebecca is thrilled to be pioneering the use of MOOC technology to promote more effective giving and informed civic engagement. She holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.A. from the University of Michigan.

Mac is the official dog of the Learning by Giving Foundation and is responsible for all frisbee and tennis ball catching. In his free time, Mac enjoys herding anything that moves, especially, people.

Leia joined the team in December 2014 and brings a ferocious appetite for nipping at all our heels...keeping the Foundation moving at top speed!