What We Do
Charles Tsai
Director of Philanthropy & Foresight
IFTF Director of Philanthropy & Foresight Charles Tsai leads IFTF research around philanthropy, education, social innovation, and youth empowerment. Over the past two decades, he has worked with leading non-profits and foundations to identify and support social innovators working to change systems and transform lives, especially for underserved populations. Before IFTF, Charles helped lead global grantmaking at Fossil Foundation and launched Ashoka’s first global campaigns for young changemakers. Charles began his career as a reporter and producer for CNN. He later founded Global Youth Fund, a charity that fostered youth-led actions to effect change. Charles is an accomplished producer of documentaries that have changed mindsets and social norms. He holds a master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in English and Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley.
Expertise: documentary filmmaking, public speaking, group facilitation, impact measurement, video production