Peggy Knudson

Chief Development Officer

Name variants:
Peg Knudson
Last updated Jun 13, 2024

Contact Information

Last Update
Jul 6, 2022
Email
kn**@nti.org, pk**@brookings.edu, pe**@ecoamerica.org
Location
Washington, DC

Workplace

Nuclear Threat Initiative
Chief Development Officer

Washington, DC

Industry

International Affairs, Membership Organization, Nonclassifiable Establishments

Work History

Chief Development Officer

from Apr 18, 2018

Former Vice President For Development

Chief development officer and member of the Executive Management Team for this organization that works to get everyday Americans acting on climate solutions (Our mission is defined concisely...
Sep 2014 — Apr 2018

Vice President For Development

Chief development officer for a D.C.-based organization that educates and mobilizes the U.S. government to provide more than a billion dollars annually to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tube...
Jan 2013 — Aug 2014

Senior Vice President For Development

I led a team of ten that raised more than $36 million annually from individuals, foundations, corporations, and others.
Apr 2012 — Jan 2013

Senior Vice President for Development

Washington, DC
2012 — 2013

Director of Development, Foreign Policy Program

I joined the Foreign Policy Program as the first fundraiser embedded in a research program to complement and work with the central development office. Over eight years I built and led a team...
Mar 2004 — Apr 2012

Director of Development

Washington, DC
2004 — 2012

Associate Senior Editor

Responsible for the production of 22 pages for this bi-weekly newspaper that covers philanthropy and nonprofit management.
Mar 2002 — Feb 2004

Associate Senior Editor

Washington, DC
2002 — 2004

Executive Director

Washington, DC
1999 — 2002

Executive Director

Directed an international membership and networking program designed to increase the influence of women in foreign and defense affairs. Managed a staff of four. Grew the organization's endow...
Jul 1997 — Mar 2002

Marketing Manager

Manager in investor relations with a goal of attracting foreign investors to purchase and restructure more than 10,000 companies formerly owned by the East German state. Developed marketing...
Mar 1992 — Feb 1996

Marketing Manager

Berlin
1992 — 1996

Acting Director

Berlin
1990 — 1992

Program Associate

Washington, DC
1988 — 1990

Program Associate, Then Promoted To Director, Berlin Office

At this foundation that seeks to improve U.S.-European cooperation on a number of pressing global issues, assisted the Director of Programs in building a $2 million grantmaking program focus...
Jul 1987 — Mar 1992

Education

Occupations

Organization Management
Non-Profit
Executive
Vice President
Operations Manager
Chief Executive

Skills

Fundraising
Nonprofits
Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Research
Program Management
Grants
Strategy
International Development
Grant Writing
Non Profits
Strategic Planning
Economic Development
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Higher Education
Community Outreach
Capacity Building
Philanthropy
Volunteer Management
Public Speaking
Editing
Fluent German. Beginning Italian
French
Spanish. Proficient in Word
Excel
PowerPoint
SalesForce
Raiser's Edge
and Bloomerang.
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