"In business and philanthropy, I like connecting people with solutions that work. Once those solutions are in place, we can really accelerate positive change."

Yvonne Hunt
Chief Philanthropy Officer

Yvonne Hunt is Legacy Venture’s Chief Philanthropy Officer. She works closely with Legacy’s management team and members to amplify their impact as catalysts for change.

“Given the opportunity, most people want to make a positive difference,” Yvonne said. “I help people do that more effectively on the issues they care most about.” Toward this end, Yvonne works to cultivate and connect Legacy’s community of entrepreneurs, leaders and philanthropists, enabling them to exchange ideas, insights and inspiration that help them make a bigger difference in the world, individually and together. Through events, programs and one-on-one consulting, she helps identify ways that Legacy members can both sharpen and achieve their philanthropic goals.

A native of Great Britain, Yvonne joined Legacy Venture in 2009 from Hewlett-Packard, where she served as Vice President of Global Philanthropy and as Executive Director of the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation. In that capacity, she guided HP’s global philanthropic efforts and helped direct $47 million in grants to non-profit organizations in education, microenterprise development and the environment. Prior to her philanthropic role at Hewlett-Packard—where she worked for 24 years—Yvonne served as the company’s Vice President of Internal Communications, responsible for advising the CEO and engaging 200,000 employees in HP’s strategic initiatives. Today, in addition to her work at Legacy Venture, Yvonne is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley.

Yvonne, who graduated with honors from Bradford University, lives with her husband, John.