- Alumni Board
Fellow, Programs, Strategy & Special Projects / The Patterson Foundation
Andrew Spector is a Fellow at The Patterson Foundation, a $300M private foundation in Sarasota, FL, where he is also a loaned consultant to two other local foundations. Additionally, Andrew is co-founder of Philanthropic Action Lab, an initiative that unites nonprofits and funders to co-create philanthropic processes, structures, and partnerships that unlock philanthropy’s potential. Previously, Andrew was in Tulsa, OK directing Tulsa Changemakers, a K-12 youth leadership organization he co-founded while teaching 6th grade through Teach For America. Tulsa Changemakers was first incubated under the fiscal sponsorship of Leadership Tulsa, where Andrew worked as a Program Manager. From 2021-2023, Andrew and his co-founder successfully implemented a succession plan, which included making Tulsa Changemakers a permanent program of Leadership Tulsa. Andrew holds a master’s in philanthropic studies from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and a bachelor’s in psychology from the Honors College at College of Charleston.