Hannah Odell

About Hannah Odell

Hannah Odell is a senior fundraising professional with a track record of seven-figure fundraising successes and high-impact private sector partnership development.She has supported a variety of missions and organizations ranging from startups to nationally recognized brands with expertise in climate change, international development, economic equity, and education. As the Chief Growth Officer of the Global Warming Mitigation Project, she helped to increase the budget by 45%, double the size of the board, and partner with VCs and philanthropies to launch a new climate finance program.She spent eight years as the Managing Director of NYC fundraising consultancy Hudson Ferris, where she served as the senior strategist for organizations such as Climate XChange, Reading is Fundamental, Mathematical Association of America, The Knowledge House, Lift Up the Vulnerable, and many more. In 2019, she co-founded a coworking platform for nonprofits called GreaterSpace and was featured in Yahoo! Finance and Bloomberg News.Hannah is inspired by engineering scalable solutions at the nexus of business, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector. She has the ability to drive progress for big-picture goals while maintaining a detail-oriented approach. She is a storyteller by nature with a passion for building partnerships for social impact.

Experience

1. Director of Strategic Giving

   TED Conferences

   Jan 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Northeastern University

  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, International Relations and Affairs

  2007 — 2011