Jenny Santi

Jenny Santi is a trusted philanthropy advisor to notable ultra high net worth philanthropists, celebrity activists and foundations worldwide. Through her work she helps her clients channel their wealth, power and influence towards social good. By age 28 she became the Head of UBS’s award-winning Philanthropy Services department in Southeast Asia, and within less than a year of independent practice at her consulting firm Saint & Partners, already serves clients including an Oscar-winning actress, signatories of the Buffett-Gates Giving Pledge, and several prominent foundations in the USA and Switzerland.


She has organized numerous philanthropy events, including the much-acclaimed UBS Global Philanthropy Forums, and led together with INSEAD the largest study on Asian family philanthropy. A former university lecturer, she is a frequent media commentator and event moderator on the topic of giving. Jenny did her MBA at INSEAD and Wharton; and graduated summa cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University. She attended New York University's Heyman Center for Philanthropy & Fundraising, and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy. She is the Regional Advisor to Asia at the (Goldie) Hawn Foundation, a Mentor at The HUB in Singapore, a Social Entrepreneur in Residence at INSEAD, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Philanthropy in Asia Summit in Singapore.

She is the author of "The Giving Way to Happiness," coming soon from Penguin Random House.

Books by Jenny Santi