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 Jersey, New York, Wisconsin, London, and Guadalajara, 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.

Daniela Tiznado Sámano - Communications & Marketing Coordinator

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.

Rasool Somji - Data Operations

Rasool joined One for the World in early 2023, bringing a rich background from his work in education technology, most recently at the virtual reality startup VirtualSpeech. Based in London, he oversees our data systems and UK operations, combining his tech expertise with a commitment to impactful philanthropy, evident from his Giving What We Can pledge in 2021. Outside work, Rasool enjoys writing, prediction markets, and hosting parties.

Savita Deo comes to One for the World after teaching both adults and children in various settings. Her primary background is in Linguistics research - during her time at Bryn Mawr College, she spent three years studying the link between language and identity in multilingual, indigenous communities, and investigating how endangered language use is affected by a variety of complex socio-political factors. This research inspired her desire to work on global poverty, along with a passion for teaching and mentorship. Savita is currently based in New York City, and loves to spend her free time rock climbing, reading, and cooking new recipes.

Savita Deo - Organizing Manager

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, Founder and Board Member, One for the World

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.

 
 

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