Una Osili and Wendy Chen
Una Osili is Director of Research at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. An internationally recognized expert on philanthropy, Dr. Osili frequently speaks across the country on issues related to national and international trends in philanthropy and has been quoted by national news media outlets such as The New York Times, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and Nonprofit Times.
Wendy Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University and a Visiting Scholar at IUPUI. She also serves as a Senior Associate Editor for the Management Decision journal. Her research interests lie in philanthropy, social innovation and finance, public and nonprofit management and leadership, and regional economic development.
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