About

Kathleen Kelly Janus is an expert in social innovation and philanthropy. As a Senior Advisor at Freedman Consulting, she provides strategic guidance to charitable foundations and advances cross-sector partnerships. Kathleen is also a Stanford University lecturer where she has been  teaching international human rights and social entrepreneurship for 15 years. Most recently, she served as the Senior Advisor on Social Innovation to Governor Gavin Newsom, leading over 50 public-private partnerships totaling $4.2 billion. Kathleen is the author of "Social Startup Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up and Make a Difference," a playbook for early-stage nonprofit organizations. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Huffington Post, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Kathleen lives in San Francisco with her husband Ted and three children.

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