Kate Williams-Whitley

Chief Impact Officer, EIG Insights

Prior to joining Excellence in Giving, Kate Williams-Whitley has been instrumental in building Compassion International’s MERL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning) division over the past decade most recently as Vice President. Throughout her tenure at Compassion International, Kate has been integral in growing their MERL team from a team of 4 staff with lateral connection and a $500k budget to a team of over 100 with a budget of over $10M. Prior to her work with Compassion International, Kate served as a Thesis Advisor for the University of San Francisco, a Global Fellow for USAID, Content leader for Kiva.org, and Researcher for World Relief and TechSoup to name a few. She has also taught many leaders in nonprofit organizations through her tenure as an adjunct professor of the MBA and MA International Development programs at Eastern University; as well as been influential in the creation of Accord’s research network.

Kate holds Graduate Certificate in Data Science from Harvard University, Executive Education Training in Impact Evaluations from MIT, Masters of International and Development Economics from University of San Francisco, and a BA in Non-Profit Management from the University of Pittsburgh.

Kate has traveled and worked in over 40 countries and enjoys the arts. She resides in Charlotte, NC with her two sons.