Cynden Porter serves as Chief of Staff to the CEO at CSGF, optimizing executive decision-making and operationalizing strategic priorities. She previously worked at CSGF from 2015-2020, progressing from Development Coordinator to Investment Director across investor relations and investment teams. After CSGF, she served as Senior Director of Operations and Strategy at Wend Collective, establishing operational infrastructure and managing budgets across six program areas. Her expertise includes building scalable systems, managing complex budgets, and fostering equity-centered cultures, demonstrated through significantly increasing representation of leaders of color in CSGF’s portfolio. She holds a BA in Political Science from UC Boulder and completed executive education in Operations Management at Cornell University.