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, Wisconsin, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Ontario, and British Columbia, 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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Emma Cameron - Chief Operating Officer
Emma joined One for the World in mid-2022 after running campaigns and managing a distributed network of volunteers at a global farmed animal protection nonprofit. She has been committed to effective giving for ten years, taking Giving What We Can’s 10% Pledge in 2015 during her graduate studies. Since then, she has developed a career supporting the development of vibrant communities within both her home of Madison, Wisconsin, and around the world. In her spare time, Emma is an avid ultrarunner and race director at the Driftless Trail Collective.
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.
Naresh Garg - Chief of Staff (interim)
Naresh joined One for the World in July 2025. He earned his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and has spent nearly a decade across consulting, finance, and technology, leading teams at global organizations such as PwC and Barclays. He brings expertise in data analytics, risk management, and impact-focused venture diligence work. He was previously associated with eVidyaloka, India’s first e-learning platform dedicated to underprivileged children, and served on the Education deal team at the NYU Impact Investment Fund. He’s passionate about using education to drive societal change. In his spare time, he loves to write and compose music.
Tobiah Satake - New Chapter Expansion Intern
Toby joined One for the World in mid-2025. He’s a student at the University of British Columbia, studying mathematics, with an interest in economics, dodgeball, and improvisational theatre. He is an alumni of the New Roots Leadership Academy, which teaches students about the negative environmental, health, and ethical impacts of factory farming as well as methods of policy change.
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.
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.
Santosh Pillarisetty - Grantwriting Intern
Santosh joined One for the World in June 2025. He recently graduated from Queen’s University with a major in Life Sciences. Through his academic and volunteer experiences, Santosh developed a strong interest in global health and health equity, which led him to explore effective altruism and its focus on evidence-based impact. He’s passionate about making a meaningful difference through practical action. Outside of OFTW, Santosh enjoys playing soccer, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
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.
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 poverty alleviation through mentorship, Patricia has volunteered for United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Girls Inc., and as guest lecturer for Pepperdine University’s microenterprise program, supporting aspiring entrepreneurs from underserved communities. Patricia earned her undergraduate degree in Marketing and Finance from the University of Southern California and completed one year of law school at Chapman University. Based in Manhattan, NY, Patricia enjoys hiking, tennis, pilates, live music, and relaxing at the beach.
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.
Board of Trustees
Katharina Schwarz
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.
Kate Falkenstien
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.
Robert Colonel
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.
Joshua McCann
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.
Allyson Root
Allyson is a senior economist at Amazon and part-time lecturer at the University of Chicago. Previously, she worked 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.
