Tim Smith

Senior Director, The Boston Foundation

Boston

Tim is a Senior Director in the Philanthropy Group at the Boston Foundation. He works to engage individuals in the local innovation economy in a variety of philanthropic offerings, including donor-advised funds and Pledge 1% Boston. In this capacity, he works with leading executives and companies on executing their charitable missions. Tim also helps run the Equality Fund, an advised fund that supports organizations serving the LGBTQ community in Greater Boston. Prior to joining the Boston Foundation in 2016, Tim spent a decade in San Francisco. As CEO of Full Circle Fund, he worked with tech and internet leaders in a venture philanthropy model. Much of Tim’s career has been spent on building the capacity of nonprofits to achieve their mission, through technology or other means. Tim sits on the Board of Directors of Tech Goes Home, the Advisory Board of Boston Private Bank, and the Selection Advisory Council of GreenLight Fund in Boston.