SANDY HERZ

Sandy Herz is a philanthropic strategist and social-impact leader dedicated to helping families and institutions use their resources to address the world’s most pressing challenges. As President of Sobrato Philanthropies, she guides the Sobrato family’s individual and collective giving—shaping a philanthropic platform that has expanded both its scale and its global reach in recent years.

Sandy’s leadership reflects the gift of strategic thinking. Throughout her career she has helped organizations align vision, partnerships, and resources to achieve lasting impact. Before joining Sobrato Philanthropies, she spent more than 16 years at the Skoll Foundation, where she led partnerships and engagement efforts that connected leading social entrepreneurs with global networks, amplifying the reach and effectiveness of their work.

Her work also embodies bravery and idealism—a willingness to pursue bold solutions to complex social problems. Sandy has long championed the idea that storytelling, collaboration, and entrepreneurial leadership can mobilize people around a more just and sustainable future, helping organizations imagine the world “we could and should be living in.”

At the same time, Sandy brings an entrepreneurial mindset to philanthropy. She has played a key role in designing initiatives that connect innovators, investors, and changemakers across sectors, enabling philanthropic capital to catalyze systems-level change rather than incremental progress.

Grounded in both strategic insight and courageous optimism, Sandy Herz’s work demonstrates how thoughtful philanthropy can become a powerful engine for innovation, collaboration, and transformative social impact.