Lifebox

“I’ve engaged Jon Huggett’s assistance with everything from restructuring to strategic planning to an internal investigation at key inflection points for three different nonprofits. He’s proved exceptional every time. He has a vast storehouse of experience, judgment, and energy to draw on that has proved indispensable.”

Atul Gawande, Founder and Chair

Opiant

“Jon first coached me when I was at GE, and stayed with me through to my current role as CEO Opiant, and our listing on NASDAQ.  His counsel is particularly helpful as I build our leadership team.  He brings global experience of both business and social sectors, which is crucial for me, as Opiant strives both to do well and to do good, saving lives.”

Roger Crystal, CEO

Spring Impact

“One of the most challenging things about founding a new organisation is knowing who’s advice to listen to. In our first coaching session we’d developed an outline strategy that held for the first 6 years, and we are still working closely together together. Spring Impact would not be the half the organisation it is now without Jon.”

Dan Berelowitz, Founder and Chief Executive

National AIDS Memorial

“When our organization launched the work to develop a 5 year strategic plan, it became apparent that we needed a partner to guide our effort to complete a thoughtful and comprehensive plan that was bold, aspirational and meaningful to our staff, board and to all our stakeholders.”

“Jon was the perfect partner to help us in this effort, which, over several months, brought our diverse team together to deliver a plan in which each of us felt at sense of ownership and pride.”

Mike Richey, Co-Chair, National AIDS Memorial

Ada College

“From helping with the creation of the first pitch deck through to building the 3rd iteration of my leadership team, Jon has been an indespinsible coach and mentor for me and a key reason why Ada, the National College for Digital Skills exists and has met with such success in our first 5 years. Jon’s ability to challenge, support and mentor has been invaluable to me ad helped me navigate the many minefields of the start-up journey.”

Mark Smith, Founder & CEO

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

“Jon’s advice and counsel have been a game changer for my organization, team, and me. He has been an invaluable sounding board as I’ve led a regional office reset, including a new strategic framework and staff and board transitions. His perspective on how to get the “big, tough stuff” done has changed the trajectory of our organization.”

Cynthia Wong, Executive Director, Bay Area LISC

Volta Impact

“As my coach, Jon gives me strategic management tools, framing and a sounding board to any topic I may face; his strong ability to listen and understand my strengths, but equally my areas of stress or anxiety make our meetings moments of clarity and personal encouragement in my journey as a CEO, aspiring leader and entrepreneur.”

Liesbet Peeters, Founder and Chief Executive, Volta Impact

One Million Mentors

“Jon has been an invaluable adviser to myself, my Co-Founder and the team, as we took an ambitious idea and turned it into a reality. Jon’s constant support and encouragement as well as challenge to ‘think big’ whilst also making sure we focussed on the detail has been integral to our start up phase. Jon has provided strategic advice on our business plan, introduced us to a wide network of partners and has made himself available during every key phase of our project. In actual fact Jon is the mentor to One Million Mentors!”

Alveena Malik, Chief Executive and Co-Founder

Zitter Health Insights

“A great board member and advisor helping me focus on the most profitable business opportunities.”

Mark Zitter, Founder and CEO

Wikimedia Foundation

“Jon provided valuable facilitation, expertise and advice during a difficult discussion within the Wikimedia community about the roles of different groups in our global movement. The results of the work provide a framework for roles and responsibilities of groups in the movement and were endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.”

Barry Newstead, Chief Global Development Officer

Heterodox Academy

“As we transitioned Heterodox Academy from a passion project to a formal non-profit organization, Jon provided invaluable wisdom and expertise.  He helped us articulate a vision for our Board, then guided us through critical steps to formalize and implement that vision.  Jon has been a careful and constructive collaborator every step of the way.  ”

Deb Mashek, Executive Director

The Young Foundation

“Jon has provided invaluable support to the Young Foundation, working with some of our ventures, advising on our international network and stepping in as Interim Director of Ventures. Jon consistently provides that rare combination of deep strategic insight and an unfailing sense of how people actually tick. He is an excellent coach and trusted adviser and shows great adeptness in dealing with people from all different backgrounds and moves fluidly between sectors whilst always seeming to hold on to a set of core values that drives his work.”

Simon Tucker, Chief Executive

NESTA

“Jon is hard to describe briefly. He is an experienced consultant to social businesses and charities, and a social entrepreneur in his own right. He has supported me and collaborated with me and Nesta on a number of projects. He is one of our go-to guys when we need to support an innovator to come up with a business plan.”

Philip Colligan, Deputy Chief Executive

Open Society Institute

“Jon has brought his private sector consulting skills and his deep appreciation of strategy to focus on complex development issues concerning providing housing and financial services for emerging populations.”

Stewart Paperin, Executive Vice President

Texas High School Project

“Jon Huggett, while a Partner at Bridgespan, played a transformative role as a mentor, advisor and thought partner over the course of a Texas High School Project strategic planning engagement in 2005-2006 and a subsequent governance project. Jon’s combination of emotional intelligence, corporate experience and wisdom were critical factors in my successfully navigating a challenging period in the development of statewide public-private initiative. Thanks to the strategy developed with Jon and his team, THSP public-private initiative between the state of Texas and philanthropists including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has grown to over $346M and comprises 172 new and redesigned schools serving 83,000 predominantly low income students”

John Fitzpatrick, CEO

BRAC

“Jon facilitated a three-day retreat in May 2017 to help BRAC develop a new global team to take our ultra-poor graduation approach to scale across the world.  Jon did a terrific job of leading the workshop in a sensitive and thoughtful way that demonstrated great insight into how teams that are dispersed across the world can operate successfully.  This team is now up and running and starting to have a major impact on one of humanity’s greatest challenges:  the eradication of extreme poverty.”

Lewis Temple, Chief Executive, UK

ECIAfrica

“Jon’s work allowed us to take a step back, see the big picture, and focus our marketing strategies. He helped define the steps needed to follow through on our strategic initiatives, and the staffing, structure, and relationships to reach our potential.”

Bill Grant, COO

Nurcha

“Jon Huggett spent an intensive month at Nurcha, understanding the housing environment and our business. The output is a useful document charting the forward in terms of achieving sustainability while remaining on mission. This will form the basis of our strategic planning and fundraising activities.

We have a much better understanding of the economics of our work, and our ability to conduct this kind of analysis has been greatly heightened.”

Cedric de Beer, Chief Executive

VolunteerMatch

“The Bridgespan Group has played a vital strategic role in VolunteerMatch’s success. Jon Huggett’s leadership and advice while at Bridgespan were vital for securing a major grant that dramatically expanded the impact and sustainability of our work.”

Greg Baldwin, President

Development Alternatives, Inc.

“With Jon we were able to focus on the critical issues of management structure, incentives and ownership. It is a great pleasure to work with a motivated, intelligent and perceptive professional, not to mention a nice guy.”

Adam Saffer, VP Strategy

Wolters Kluwer Health

“Working with Jon is a pleasure. He is smart, well-organized and able to work productively throughout my organization. Most importantly though, he is effective, his recommendations are always good and his implementation plans appropriate. I highly recommend Jon as a business advisor.”

Christopher Ainsley, CEO

Inspire

“We believe there is no better non-profit consultant than Jon Huggett to advise us on our international expansion for global impact. Jon brings phenomenal experience, knowledge and wisdom combined with a heart-felt passion for the nonprofit sector.”

Jack Heath, Founder

Choice Humanitarian

“Jon was exceptional at guiding and focusing our group in order to work through some very difficult issues and challenging group dynamics.”

Linda Smith, Board Chair

Khulisa

“Khulisa originally met Jon in 2001 when he volunteered to render a skills development programme to incarcerated offenders in one of Johannesburg’s leading correctional facilities. Since our original contact, Khulisa has engaged with Jon on numerous fronts in both South Africa and the United Kingdom. Khulisa looks forward to working with Jon in the future.”

Lesley Ann Van Selm, Founder

Bannock Consulting

“As interim Managing Director at Bannock Consulting in London for most of 2004, Jon drove a challenging turnaround process by sharpening the firm’s focus on the market and clarifying its long-term strategy for growth. He revived morale among the staff, and engineered a smooth transition when the new permanent MD came on board at the end of the year.”

Tony Barclay, Board Chair

ACIL

“Jon Huggett is a true professional, he focuses clearly on his client’s strategic intent, draws out the underlying value and drives to strong conclusions — fast. It has been a pleasure to work with Jon and we will certainly continue to use him as we roll out our global strategy.”

Stephen Moss, Chief Executive

Public Equity Group

Partner with Public Equity Group

Tipping Point Community

Advised Board of Tipping Point Community on governance

ClimateWorks Foundation

I advised the President & CEO and board of ClimateWorks Foundation on strategy

SIX

Board Chair of SIX – the Social Innovation Exchange

Emerging Markets Investors’ Alliance

Advised Chief Executive Ashok Parameswaran and the board on the expansion of EMIA.

All Out

Board director of All Out, a 1.8 million member worldwide movement for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people worldwide. All Out is 501(c4) based in New York.

Seoul Innovation

Member of the Advisory Group for Seoul Innovation

Dalberg

I have advised the Global Managing Partner and the Worldwide Partner Group of Dalberg on organization.

SANE

Advised Chief Executive of SANE on strategy

REACH OUT by Inspire Foundation

Advised Chief Executive of REACH OUT and Inspire Foundation on strategy.

TCV

I have advised the Chief Executive of The Conservation Volunteers on strategy for the Green Gym.

Bain & Company

Jon was a Partner in Toronto and Johannesburg with Bain & Company. While at Bain, he co-founded BGLAD, the Bain Gay and Lesbian Alliance for Diversity.

The Boston Consulting Group

Manager in the San Francisco office and Consultant in the New York office of The Boston Consulting Group.

The Bridgespan Group

Partner leading teams helping 16 different clients in international development, education, web and youth focuses services tackling issues that included growth with constrained resources, picking programs for growth from large portfolios, and taking proven programs to new areas. While serving clients, also head of HR for the firm for three years. Jon relocated from San Francisco to help open the New York office.

Pilkington

President of Pilkington Barnes Hind International. Vice President, Strategy, for Pilkington Visioncare.

Nandos

With a team from The Third Foundation,  advised the leadership of Nando’s on their strategy to ‘do the right thing’

Invest in Africa

Advised Director of Invest in Africa on strategy in Ghana

Campbell Page

Advised Chief Executive of Campbell Page on strategy.

STOP AIDS Project

For the STOP AIDS Project volunteered as a street outreach educator, strategic planner, board member, and Board President. The STOP AIDS Project was one of the world’s first community based organization dedicated to stopping the transmission of HIV. Founded in San Francisco in 1984 it pioneered many of the approaches, such as working with peers, that have been successful in slowing transmission and have been copied all over the world.

Sentebale

Advised chief executive and board of Sentebale on its growth strategy

Médecins Sans Frontières

Advised the leadership of Médecins Sans Frontières considering reforms to its global governance.

TechnoServe

Advised TechnoServe on its strategy for consulting projects.

Soros Economic Development Fund

Helped Soros Economic Development Fund develop its strategy for impact and sustainability.

Year Here

I am an Advisor and Faculty Member at Year Here

The Social Innovation Partnership

I serve on the advisory board of The Social Innovation Partnership

SEIU

Advised the CFO and leadership of SEIU on its cost structure.

Social Ventures Australia Leadership Council

Member of the Social Ventures Australia Leadership Council.  Advisor to Social Ventures Australia Consulting.

Leaders’ Quest

Associate of Leaders’ Quest.  Led Quests in Delhi and London.  Participated in Quests in Mumbai, Bangalore, Johannesburg, and Lagos.

Teach First

Advised Teach First on goal setting.

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Advised the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and London South Bank University on the establishment of a new institute.

CDC

Advised the leadership of CDC on its strategy for impact.

Youth Focus

Advised chief executive and leadership of Youth Focus on its strategy

International Center for Social Francishing

Senior Advisor to the ICSF

Social Innovation Fund

Expert reviewer for the Social Innovation Fund of the US government.

WorkVentures

Advised WorkVentures in Sydney on its strategy for growth.

Career Gear

Served on the board of Career Gear from 2008 to 2010.

Saïd Business School at Oxford University

Visiting Fellow at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School at Oxford University.

IASSA

Member of the Investment Analyst Society of South Africa

Centre for Social Impact

2009 John B. Reid International Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

ORAM International

Founding board chair of ORAM International, an international NGO helping refugees fleeing sexual or gender-based violence .

PlanetOut

CEO and President of PlanetOut at launch on web and AOL. Secured $3M funding for launch from Sequoia Capital.

Macquarie Group Foundation

Advised Macquarie Group Foundation.

Global Business Coalition

Advised The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on its US partnership strategy.

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Guest lecturer at The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

The Center for Justice and Accountability

Advised the chief executive and board of CJA on its strategy and board development.

Evidence Aid

I advised the founders of Evidence Aid on the selection of its first full-time chief executive

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Advised the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada on its national organization.

Health Matters, Inc.

Advised Peter Ujomu, the Chief Executive of Health Matters, Inc. in Lagos, Nigeria develop a new strategy for the next phase of growth. Health Matters, Inc. is a Nigerian NGO that delivers effective health care at low cost to poor people in Lagos.

Zerapath

Board chair of Zerapath from 2006-2009.

Thunderbird

Guest lecturer in strategy at American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird).

Stonewall Foundation

Judge on the Stonewall Foundation panel which awarded the Alan Morrow Price for Excellence in Board Leadership in 2008 and 2009.

Samraksha

Led an effort in the UK to raise funds for anti-retroviral drugs for people with AIDS in the care of Samraksha.

People Can

Counseled the leadership of People Can on strategic options.

Harvard Business School

Judge at “Pitch for Change” at Harvard Business School in 2008.

P&G

As Brand Manager launched Zest in the UK. Earlier worked through a progression or roles in sales and brand management.