George Suttles leads Commonfund’s educational, thought partnership and professional development activities as executive director of Commonfund Institute. Prior to joining Commonfund, Suttles was a program officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation, an independent, national private foundation focused on improving care for older adults. He has also served as vice president, senior philanthropic relationship manager, at U.S. Trust/Bank of America, where he worked with private and institutional clients on best practices in governance and strategic grantmaking. Suttles serves on numerous nonprofit boards, including Laundromat Project (chair), the New York Foundation (treasurer and chair of the investment committee) and the Intentional Endowments Network (steering committee), which provides strategic guidance for the Impact Finance Center’s Diverse Manager Initiative. He is also an adjunct faculty member at New York University’s School of Professional Studies, teaching classes on private and corporate philanthropy.