October, 2016 Meeting

The next meeting of the Roundtable is at noon Thursday, October 20th, at the Capital City Club downtown.  RSVP whether you plan to attend.

We’re pleased to have as speaker Alicia Philipp, President of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.  The Foundation donates $100 million annually, making it one of the largest service organizations in the Southeast.  Knowledgeable observers say that this foundation is changing the philanthropic landscape in metro Atlanta.

Ms. Philipp has led the foundation for almost 40 years.  Under her leadership, the Community Foundation has grown from $7 million in 1977 to more than $920 million.  She was named to Georgia Trend’s “100 Most Influential Georgians” list, one of the “100 Most Influential Atlantans” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the ninth most powerful Atlantan by Atlanta magazine and one of 175 “Emory History Makers” by Emory University.

She explains “What is the Community Foundation?” in the video at http://metroatlantaceo.com/video/2016/09/alicia-philipp-community-foundation-greater-atlanta/.

Ms. Philipp received a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and her MBA from Georgia State University. She lives in Decatur and has two adult children, both of whom live in Europe.

We look forward to seeing you on the 20th.