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One for the World

About

Our Team

The People Behind the Pledge

One for the World is run by a small group of effective giving advocates committed to building a global movement — one pledge, one chapter, one conversation at a time.

Based in New York, California, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Washington DC, and Mexico City, our fully-remote team proves the point behind everything we do: you don't need to be big to move something far.

Note: 100% of your pledged contributions are directed toward our Top Picks nonprofit partners, unless otherwise specified. If you would like to support our team and donate to our operating budget, you may do so by selecting “OFTW Operating Costs” on the donation page.

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    Frank Fredericks

    Executive Director

    Frank 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.

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    Varun Bandi

    Chief Technology Officer (Fractional)

    Varun joined One for the World 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.

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    Patricia Ramirez

    Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (Fractional)

    Patricia brings brand strategy, marketing, and communications experience from in-house, corporate roles and agency-side work with Fortune 500s to startups spanning various industries. With a passion for mission-driven work, Patricia has also served on committees for United Way and Girls Inc., as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and as a guest lecturer for Pepperdine University’s Microenterprise Program. 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. Outside of social impact, Patricia enjoys traveling, cooking, and staying active through tennis, hiking, and pilates.

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    Sarah Braden

    Program Director (Fractional)

    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.

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    Fabiola Gil Rodríguez

    Senior Program Manager

    Fabiola joined One for the World in August 2025 as Operations Lead and transitioned into her current role as Senior Program Manager in June 2026. She brings 12+ years of experience in international organizations (including the United Nations), with expertise in training program design and delivery, community building, and stakeholder engagement. Fabiola holds a 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, social justice, and sharing the power of effective giving. She enjoys reading, cooking, staying active, traveling, and quality time with family and friends, and firmly believes in leading with kindness.

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    Fernanda Ruiz

    Community Manager

    Fernanda brings extensive, community-centered experience in strategy and coalition building across social impact, urban policy, and international development. She has operated as a consultant mobilizing local participation for social housing projects in key border and migration corridor cities in Mexico, while also driving community engagement and national initiatives like the Blue Heart Campaign at the United Nations. She holds a Communications degree and a double Master’s from Sciences Po Paris and El Colegio de México. Outside of work, she enjoys design, photography, and urban gastronomy.

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    Liz Durán

    Product Engineer

    Liz is a computer engineer passionate about STEM, education, and building communities that make technology more accessible, meaningful, and impactful. She designs systems and processes and transforms donation data to support OFTW’s data needs. She thrives in the world of small organizations and startups, where she gets to work across different areas. She is a generalist at heart, curious about how things work and always willing to learn something new. Outside of social impact and technology, Liz enjoys photography, dancing, and crafts.

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    Arturo Sánchez

    Marketing & Communications Manager

    Arturo is a marketing communications professional with over a decade of experience across both the corporate and agency worlds, helping organizations build meaningful relationships through storytelling, integrated marketing, and audience-first communication. He holds a degree in Entertainment Industry Management from Universidad Anáhuac México and a master’s degree in Public Relations from Universidad Panamericana. At One for the World, Arturo brings his experience in communications together with his belief that the best communication helps people make better decisions for themselves and for others. Outside of work, Arturo is passionate about intentional living, personal growth and wellbeing. He enjoys working out, reading, meditating, and cooking, and believes that becoming a better communicator starts with becoming a better human being.

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    Ana Gutierrez Ulibarri

    Operations Manager

    Ana brings over 10 years of experience in international nonprofit operations and communications, most recently at Smile Train across Latin America where she built operational frameworks, coordinated large-scale international events, and collaborated with cross-functional teams across multiple countries. Before that, Ana spent several years with Up with People managing production logistics and training coordination for global tours across 8+ countries, including creating and facilitating educational workshops centered on social justice. For Ana, meaningful work has always meant work that makes a difference in people’s lives. She is passionate about traveling, music, films, and spending time with the people she loves.

Our Volunteers

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    Chenai Muswerakuenda

    Business Operations and Outreach Volunteer

    Chenai supports our operations, compliance, impact reporting, grants, and stakeholder outreach. She is a Zimbabwean registered commercial lawyer with over a decade of experience spanning corporate advisory, governance, compliance, cross-border investment and transaction structuring, and international development, and is planning to sit for the New York Lawyer's Bar exam in 2027. She is a recent MBA-STEM-graduate from George Washington University during which she interned with the World Bank Group’s Peer Review Services, supporting its internal justice and workplace dispute-resolution function. A Mandela Washington Fellow, Chenai is passionate about using business, law, and data to strengthen mission-driven organizations. She enjoys traveling and horse riding.

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    Nikhil Venkatareddy

    Financial Operations and Analyst Volunteer

    Nikhil focuses primarily on financial reconciliation, reporting, and analytics. He recently completed his MS in Finance at UT Dallas, building on a financial internship in India where he worked on account reconciliation and reporting across multiple client entities. Passionate about the intersection of finance and impact, Nikhil has also worked independently on financial modelling projects using public company filings, and looks forward to bringing those skills to OFTW's mission of effective giving. Based in Dallas, TX, he enjoys reading, traveling, and exploring new places.

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    Karime Pacheco

    Data Engineer Volunteer

    Karime supports our data operations and technical architecture. She is a senior Data Engineering student at Universidad Politécnica de Yucatán with experience in data pipeline automation, exploratory data analysis, analytics dashboards and databases. Having completed research programs at Texas A&M University, McGill University and UT Austin, alongside organizing EA student groups, Karime is passionate about using data infrastructure to maximize social impact. Outside of her technical work, she enjoys reading, drawing, and caring for her plants.

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    Patrick Liu

    Data Strategy Solutions & Partnerships Architect Volunteer

    Patrick volunteers with the data infrastructure team leveraging his 20 years of experience in enterprise operations and technical consulting. He is an active member of Effective Altruism NYC and Effective Altruism for Data Science. Additionally, he enjoys attending various meetups throughout New York City to meet new people and learn about new and diverse topics.

Board of Trustees

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    Katharina Schwarz

    Board Chair

    Katharina is an associate at Cooley LLP where she works with start-ups and VCs. She previously worked for and with a range of non-profits. While earning her JD/MBA at the University of Pennsylvania, she channeled her views on the need for greater accountability and efficacy in the non-profit sector into leading the Penn Law chapter of One For the World and eventually joined the Board. She holds an undergraduate from Harvard College and is based in NYC.


  • Color portrait of Alexei Smirnov.

    Alexei Smirnov

    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.

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    Danielle Corley

    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.

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    Joshua McCann

    Joshua is Director at The Texel Group and Co-Founder of One for the World. Previously, he worked at the World Bank Group’s private sector investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he focuses on developing products to attract private capital investment into emerging market private debt. Prior to IFC, he 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.

  • Color portrait of Kate Falkenstien.

    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.

  • Color portrait of Rupi Sureshkumar.

    Rupi Sureshkumar

    Rupi 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.

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