Our Team
One for the World is run by a small team of effective giving advocates committed to building a movement of effective philanthropists.
Based in New York, Minnesota, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Chennai, and Texas, the One for the World team works in a fully-remote office.
Note: 100% of your pledged contributions are directed toward our Top Picks nonprofit partners and they do not contribute to our operating costs. If you would like to support our team and donate to our operating budget, you may do so here by selecting ‘OFTW ops costs’ at stage 4 of the checkout flow.
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Frank Fredericks - Executive Director
Frank Fredericks joined One for the World in June 2024, after his role at Accenture, where he was Senior Entrepreneur, and served as Lead for the Social Innovators Accelerator. Previously, Frank founded World Faith, a global nonprofit working to end religious violence, and Mean Communications, a digital agency for social good. Frank has written for the Huffington Post, Washington Post, and Sojourners. Frank is a graduate of NYU and received his MBA from the Saïd Business School at Oxford University as a Global Shaper Scholar. Frank lives in Queens, New York City.
Varun Bandi - Chief Technology Officer (Fractional)
Varun joined One for the World in June 2025, after having worked in a variety of technical roles from engineering to managing software teams and leading technical programs and strategy at companies such as Amazon, Uber and Grubhub. He’s passionate about using technology for good, and currently is working on a financial literacy app, and volunteering for a local food bank. Outside of work, he enjoys tennis, reading, writing, and hosting cocktail and dinner parties in Brooklyn, NY.
Patricia Ramirez - Chief Marketing Officer (Fractional)
Patricia joined One for the World in March 2025. She brings experience across marketing, branding, and communications from leadership roles at Fortune 500s to startups as well as on the agency side. Passionate about alleviating poverty through mentorship, Patricia has volunteered for United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Girls Inc., and as a guest lecturer for Pepperdine University’s microenterprise program, supporting aspiring entrepreneurs from underserved communities. Patricia earned her undergraduate degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Southern California and completed one year of law school at Chapman University. Based in Manhattan, NY, Patricia enjoys cooking, travel, and staying active with tennis, hiking, and pilates.
Sarah Braden - Program Director
Sarah has a background in mathematics, education, and nonprofit work. Sarah is skilled in program management and expansion, as well as data-driven decision-making, and earned her Master's of International Education Policy from Harvard University. Sarah developed programming with positive outcomes for families in Dallas, TX through the United Way, and led strategy for student-facing initiatives at St. John's University in Queens, NY. Sarah taught secondary school mathematics as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique, which inspired her to pursue work centered on alleviating extreme poverty globally.
Daniela Tiznado Sámano - Community Manager
Daniela has a background in engineering and joined One for the World in June 2024. Previously, she worked in the food industry, which eventually led her to organize impactful events within the Effective Altruism community, where she developed strong marketing and content creation skills. This experience sparked her desire to keep learning and growing. Based in Guadalajara, Mexico, Daniela loves discovering new places to eat, sharing recipes on social media, and spending time with family and friends.
Fabiola Gil - Operations Lead
Fabiola Gil Rodríguez joined One for the World in August 2025 after seven years at the United Nations. She has 12+ years of experience in international organizations, with expertise in operational coordination, process improvement, training, stakeholder engagement, and project management. Fabiola earned her BA in International Relations from UNAM and an MA in Sustainable Peace from UPEACE. Originally from Costa Rica and now based in Mexico City, she is passionate about human rights, gender equality, and social justice. She enjoys reading, cooking, staying active, traveling, quality time with family and friends, and firmly believes in leading with kindness.
Liz Durán - Product Engineer
Liz joined One for the World in June 2025. She is a Computer Engineer passionate about STEM and education. She leads initiatives where technology can create meaningful community impact, designing learning programs, delivering technical training and events, and fostering inclusive tech adoption through community building. Based in Mexico City, Liz enjoys photography, dancing, and drawing mandalas in her free time.
Our Volunteers
Aakanksha Tanneeru - Financial Analyst Lead
Aakanksha has a background in Risk and Financial Advisory and joined One for the World in November 2025. Originally from India, she moved to the United States to pursue her master’s degree in Financial Mathematics at the University of North Texas. She previously worked at Deloitte as an Anti-Money Laundering Analyst and is progressing toward the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, having completed Level 1. Outside of volunteering, Aakanksha enjoys watching sports, exploring cuisines, and spending time with friends and family.
Dhaval Chheda - Product Manager
Dhaval Chheda joined One for the World in Aug 2025 as a Product Manger, bringing experience across product strategy, finance, technology consulting, sustainable business strategy, and social impact. He has worked across multi nationals, and has been national record holder for the maximum number of academic qualifications in India. Dhaval’s background spans accounting, finance, law, economics, analytics, and management and he is actively involved in facilitating FCSHE (Food, Clothing, Shelter, Healthcare, Education) which leads to improving global well-being. Outside his pursuits, he is based in New York City, and he enjoys exploring new vegetarian cuisines, composing or producing music, singing, and collaborating on mission-driven innovations with thought leaders.
Manali Misra - Financial Analyst Lead
Manali joined One for the World in October 2025 after completing her MS in Finance at the University of North Texas. She brings nearly a decade of experience in financial journalism, market analysis, and communications, including covering equity markets and corporate finance at CNBC. Today, she enjoys using data, financial analysis, and storytelling to support mission-driven work and thoughtful decision-making. Originally from India and now based in Dallas, Manali is a parent to a toddler and enjoys reading, exploring new places, and spending time with family.
Prasanna Senthil - Platform QA
Prasanna joined One for the World in August 2025 as a Platform QA Volunteer and later began supporting Operations. He is a Software QA Engineer with over six years of experience, including work at Accenture for financial services clients across both functional and automation testing. Prasanna discovered Effective Altruism in 2022 through Doing Good Better, which led him to update his donation choices and eventually seek more direct impact. At OFTW, he supports operational processes and improvements. Based in Chennai, India, he enjoys literature, cinema, positive psychology, and behavioral economics, and is committed to increasing impact through thoughtful systems.
Board of Trustees
Katharina channeled her views on the need for greater accountability and efficacy in the non-profit sector into leading the Penn Law chapter while earning her JD/MBA. She's worked for and with a range of non-profits and is currently an associate at Cooley LLP.
Katharina Schwarz
Robert Colonel is a manager of Foreign Exchange Research at Bridgewater Associates. In college, Robert wanted to pursue "Earning to Give" to maximize his impact on the world through personal charity donations and persuading other individuals to donate. Robert focuses on governance and organizational strategy on the One For the World board.
Robert Colonel
Kate is a partner at Blue Peak Law Group specializing in intellectual property litigation. She is passionate about effective giving and the "earn to give" movement. Kate obtained her law degree at Stanford University and her undergraduate degree from Yale University. She is currently based in Boise, Idaho.
Kate Falkenstien
Joshua is at the World Bank Group’s private sector investment arm, the International Finance Corporation, where he focuses on developing products to attract private capital investment into emerging market private debt.
Previously, he’s worked for the World Bank and Innovation for Poverty Action in Sierra Leone, conducting randomised controlled trials on aid and policy interventions.
The insight this provided into efficacious, cost effective philanthropic opportunities led Josh to be part of the founding team at One for the World while he was an MBA student at the Wharton School.
He’s based out of London and would love to discuss how you can launch a One for the World chapter.
Joshua McCann
Allyson is a Staff Data Scientist at Airbnb, and part-time lecturer at the University of Chicago. Previously, she worked as a Senior Economist at Amazon, and with the US Office of Evaluation Sciences and Innovations for Poverty Action in Sierra Leone, conducting randomised controlled trials on various policy interventions. She is passionate about promoting evidence-based public policy and philanthropy. Allyson obtained her PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California - Berkeley and her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently based in Chicago, Illinois.
Allyson Root
Danielle is a Principal Consultant at Premier Advisory Group, where she leads national efforts to improve access to inclusive education in the UK. She has focused her career on making institutions and systems more equitable, with experience spanning public policy, programme design, and nonprofit development across government, grassroots, and international humanitarian settings. Danielle holds a Master of Public Policy from the London School of Economics and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Danielle Corley
Dylan is the Head of People Operations at the Centre for Effective Altruism. He cares deeply about solving the world’s most pressing problems, including ending global extreme poverty. He took the One for the World pledge in 2020 and continues to donate 10% of his income through Giving What We Can. Previously, Dylan worked with Open Philanthropy and the Centre for Long-Term Resilience. He has an interdisciplinary background in non-profit operations, philosophy, neuroscience, and computer science. He is based in Berkeley, CA.
Dylan Corliss
Alexei is Head of Systematic PM Solutions at Balyasny Asset Management. He is passionate about applying insights from quantitative finance to make philanthropy more effective and impactful.
Alexei Smirnov
Rupi Sureshkumar is a Senior Product Manager at Google based in NYC, working on Trust & Safety of Google's AI products. Her background and career has been in technology, with a focus on safe technology and more recently, safety in AI products. She is passionate about giving back and believes in the multiplying power of effective giving. She loves the simplicity and power of the One For The World pledge, and is excited for others to discover it too.
