Jenny Santi
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Bio :
Jenny is a psychotherapist, philanthropy advisor and executive coach. Her career has largely focused on social impact, and she is best known for working with entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and public figures on their existential issues of meaning and purpose. As a global citizen who has traveled to over 50 countries and lived in 5, her truly multicultural and multidisciplinary background influences every aspect of her work.
As founder of Saint Partners, a firm that advises ultra high net worth individuals and public figures on philanthropy and purpose, she has helped various Giving Pledgers and celebrity activists channel their resources towards social good. Previously she served as Head of UBS’s award-winning Philanthropy Services department advising ultra high net worth individuals on their giving strategies. She founded the inaugural Celebrity Philanthropy Forum at the Bellagio Center of the Rockefeller Foundation, bringing together senior leaders of foundations in entertainment, sports, royalty and the arts.
Jenny holds an MA in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness at NYU, an MBA from INSEAD, attended the Wharton School of
Business, and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy. Jenny’s work has been featured extensively on international media including the BBC, Fox News, the New York Times, Big Think, Psychology Today, TIME Magazine, and many others.
She is the author of the acclaimed book “The Giving Way to Happiness: Stories & Science Behind the Life-Changing Power of Giving” (Penguin Random House, 2015), and has a forthcoming book on the topic of Envy. She is a prolific artist and her work can be viewed at www.jennysanti.com.