Nadia Gomes

Education: BComm: University of Toronto, MBA: Yale School of Management
Service Expertise: capacity building, strategic planning, and grants management
TCC Practice Areas: Corporate Citizenship, Philanthropy, and International

Nadia Gomes has worked with domestic and international organizations within the social sector since 2000 and has been with the firm since 2007. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Management, where she earned her M.B.A. with a dual concentration in Non-Profit Management and Finance.

Gomes has worked on the planning and implementation of large-scale philanthropic initiatives including the Pfizer Foundation's Global Health Partnerships program, a global oncology and tobacco control initiative supporting local and regional efforts in more than 40 countries. Gomes also supports Pfizer's Mobilize Against Malaria initiative, a multi-year program to close critical gaps in malaria treatment and education in select African countries, and the James Irvine Foundation's Arts Regional Initiative to build the capacity of small and mid-sized arts organizations in California. Additional capacity building engagements on which Gomes has worked include: The Ford Foundation's Sustainable Media Organizations program and the Challenge Fund for Journalism supported by The Ford, McCormick, and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundations. Gomes' client work also includes The Wallace Foundation, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists at Stanford University.

Through her M.B.A. studies, Gomes interned at the international relief and development agency CARE in Sri Lanka, auditing the planning processes and programs for tsunami relief efforts. Gomes also worked on pro bono consulting engagements for non-profit organizations in Madagascar, Brazil, and New England on business planning and strategy issues. Prior to her graduate work, Gomes worked with non-profit institutions in Canada and Hong Kong including the Rotman Commerce program at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, creating marketing plans and fostering partnerships between corporate and social sector stakeholders.

Gomes is Co-Chair of the Board of Border Crossers, a New York City non-profit that engages elementary school students and school leaders in community action to bridge demographic divides and achieve social justice. Gomes was an inaugural Advisory Board Member of the Toronto Board of Trade's Community Action Program for which she received a Leadership in Action Award. Prior to completing her M.B.A. at Yale, Gomes earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree with distinction at the University of Toronto.

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