Karl Zinsmeister

The Philanthropy Roundtable
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Washington, DC 30036

kzinsmeister@philanthropyroundtable.org

Karl Zinsmeister is vice president, publications, at the Philanthropy Roundtable. He also founded and advises the Philanthropy Roundtable’s program on philanthropy for veterans and military service members. Earlier in his career, Mr. Zinsmeister was a Senate aide to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the J. B. Fuqua Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and editor in chief at the American Enterprise magazine. He also served as the US president’s chief domestic policy adviser and director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Mr. Zinsmeister has authored 13 books, including The Almanac of American Philanthropy and What Comes Next? How Private Givers Can Rescue America in an Era of Political Frustration. He created the “Sweet Charity” podcast, made a PBS feature film, and has written hundreds of articles for publications ranging from the Atlantic to the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Zinsmeister is a graduate of Yale University and also studied at Trinity College Dublin.