Jeanne D’Onofrio
Chief of Staff & Operations
Office of the President

Jeanne D’Onofrio is chief of staff in the president’s office, responsible for working with the president on all aspects of management, strategic planning, and oversight. She also assists in developing and implementing strategies for mission-based initiatives, grantee relations, foundation policy, board governance and staff support.

D’Onofrio earned her MPA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BBA from Baruch College, City University of New York. D’Onofrio is currently a John C. Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and Historian of The Seraphic Society.

Prior to joining the Corporation, D’Onofrio served as executive assistant to the president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Before joining the not-for-profit sector, D’Onofrio was senior underwriter for G. E. Capital Mortgage Insurance Company in New York and Investors Mortgage Insurance Company in Boston.

In 1996, D’Onofrio gave a keynote address “Effective Management and Leadership Skills to Affect Change” at the Institute for International Research, Annual National Forum. Her volunteer activities include overseeing The Seraphic Society Oral History Research Project.