Tania Smith
Manager
Portfolio
As a manager on the Portfolio team, Tania supports Build investment selection for New Profit’s investment and grant-making cycles. She also collaborates with teams across the organization to advance our Build investment selection goals and objectives while seeking out learnings and opportunities for ongoing improvement of our selection practices, processes, and tools.
Prior to joining New Profit, Tania was a program manager in grant operations and management at Arabella Advisors where she oversaw strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation for 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 fiscally sponsored non-profit clients focused on criminal justice reform, education, climate change, and women’s reproductive rights. Before Arabella, she worked for a USAID implementor and managed grant cycles and impact measurement for grantees in Togo, Benin, and Guinea.
Tania earned a B.A. in International Studies from American University and an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts University.