Virginia Esposito
Position: President
Organization: The National Center for Family Philanthropy
Location: Washington, DC
Virginia Esposito is a member of the Self-Regulation Advisory Group and also serves on the Small Organizations Work Group.
Virginia M. Esposito is the founding president of the National Center for Family Philanthropy, which works nationwide to promote philanthropic values, vision and excellence across generations of donors and donor families. A former vice president of the Council on Foundations, Ms. Esposito was founder and managing director of the council's program on family philanthropy. She is the editor of Splendid Legacy: The Guide to Creating Your Family Foundation, the first comprehensive guide to starting a family foundation. She was also the editor of Conscience & Community: The Legacy of Paul Ylvisaker. Ms. Esposito currently serves on the board of directors for the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance, and on the management committee and executive team of New Ventures in Philanthropy, a project of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers to encourage new philanthropy.