Peter Frumkin

Biography

Peter Frumkin is the Academic Director of the Gradel Institute of Charity at New College, Oxford University and the Heyer Chair in Social Policy and Faculty Director of the Center for Social Impact Strategy, both at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice. His research and teaching focus on nonprofit strategy, philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship. He is author or co-author of six books, including Strategic Giving: The Art and Science of Philanthropy, On Being Nonprofit, and Serving Country and Community. He is currently at work on experiments related to nonprofits, corporate social responsibility, and advocacy. Previously, he taught at the University of Texas’ Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and worked as a foundation program officer and as a program evaluator in nonprofit and public agencies. Frumkin received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago.