Jyothsna Buddharaju

SENIOR CONSULTANT

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With nearly 20 years in the nonprofit sector, Jyothsna Buddharaju has extensive experience in a variety of sectors securing corporate, individual, and foundational major gifts. As the former Senior Director of Special Initiatives at Boston University, she established a principal gifts team to support major university projects, such as the Center for Computing & Data Sciences.

Jyothsna has contributed to major philanthropic evaluations, including the MacArthur Foundation’s Lever for Change, McKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call, and the XPrize Foundation’s AI for Good Brain Trust.

She holds BoardSource certification as a nonprofit board consultant and trains fundraisers through the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Massachusetts. Her academic background includes an MBA and a BA in economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and master’s degrees in public policy and Asian studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

She resides in Boston, and in her spare time Jyothsna practices Indian classical dance and watercolor painting and supports local arts organizations.

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