Team

Board of Directors

Board of Advisors

Alumni

Deyan_vitanov
Data Asset Manager
Deyan Vitanov has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an active member of the Entrepreneurship Club. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences from Jacobs University Bremen in Bremen, Germany. Previously, Deyan co-founded an internet startup, creating an online community for beginner computer programmers. Furthermore, he has established and led two local Rotaract chapters, part of the Rotary International organization. Through these non-profit ventures, Deyan has worked on local and regional community issues, ranging from helping underprivileged children and orphans to improving K-12 educational programs.

Co-Founder and formerly the Chief Executive Officer for Philanthropedia, Deyan is now the Data Asset Manager at GuideStar. In his new capacity, he will run GuideStar Labs - an innovation initiative within GuideStar that will serve as an incubator empowering GuideStar employees to pursue new ideas for improving philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.

Erinn_andrews
Director of Data,
Research and
Partner Relationships
Erinn Andrews has a Master of Arts in Education from Stanford University’s School of Education in the Policy, Organization, & Leadership Studies program. She was on the leadership team for the Graduate School of Business Education Club and a Social Chair Representative for the School of Education Guild. Prior to graduate school, Erinn worked in the Office of Undergraduate Admission at Stanford University as the Assistant Director where she managed 73 international territories, reading, evaluating, and supporting recommendations on more than 2,500 freshman applications. Erinn completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History with honors.

Formerly, the Chief Operating Officer for Philanthropedia, Erinn is now the Director of Data, Research, and Partner Relationships at GuideStar. In her new capacity, she will oversee the Philanthropedia research, identify new data partners for GuideStar, manage the relationships with GuideStar’s current external partners, and manage the TakeAction component of GuideStar’s site.

Jasmine_marrow
Manager of Philanthro- pedia Research at GuideStar
Jasmine Marrow has her Master of Public Policy from Mills College in Oakland, CA where she also earned her Bachelor’s degree. Prior to her work at Philanthropedia, Jasmine spent time as Communications and Operations Coordinator at Great Oakland Public Schools, an education advocacy nonprofit. At the San Francisco Parks Trust, an urban greening nonprofit, she recruited volunteers, developed membership strategies, and connected with community members building community gardens.

Jasmine is the Manager of Philanthropedia Research at GuideStar. She is charged with leading Philanthropedia’s research efforts. She will develop the strategy for continued growth into new causes, rerun old causes, and international expansion. She is also responsible for recruiting and managing interns helping with this effort.

Nikolay_kazmin
Product Development Engineer
Nikolay Kazmin has a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Jacobs University Bremen, Germany and a Masters degree in Software Engineering from ETH Zurich. Nikolay has more than seven years experience in software development and two years in web applications development. He is a founding member of team 2x, a technology startup that has built various web products in use by thousands today. Nikolay’s passion is solving real world problems with the help of technology.
Petar_dobrev
Product Development Engineer
Petar Dobrev has a Master of Science in Computer Science from Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany. He helps coordinating product development in the team, setting up server environments and implementing product features. He has been actively involved in an internet startup for visual collaboration and two open source projects – Yoper Linux (a linux distribution) and Orbited (real-time communication for the browser). Petar is also interested in computer graphics and scientific visualization research and has co-authored publications. He also holds a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Jacobs University.

Philanthropedia is now part of GuideStar, a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Philanthropedia has leveraged the wisdom of 2299 experts to provide reviews on 423 top nonprofits across 28 causes.