With a 25-year journey as a trusted advisor to some of the world’s foremost philanthropists, Kris has guided hundreds of wealthy families, foundations, Fortune 500 companies, Giving Pledge signatories, celebrity activists, Family Offices, and wealth advisors to strategically allocate over $1B in grants and gifts. Kris, widely regarded as a leading philanthropy advisor, has earned accolades such as "Best Philanthropy Advisor of the Year" and "Most Influential Philanthropy Advisor." Her remarkable achievements include being named Philanthropy Advisor of the Year, a recurrent honoree among America's Top 25 Philanthropy Speakers, and securing the prestigious "Philanthropy Advice" award from the Family Wealth Report Awards for her firm, Putnam Consulting Group. In 2017, Kris's exceptional contributions led to her induction into the Million Dollar Consulting® Hall of Fame, an elite recognition for her outstanding accomplishments and leadership. Kris is an accomplished and award-winning author ("Delusional Altruism" and "Transformational Giving"), a philanthropy contributor to Forbes.com, a global content partner for Alliance Magazine, and the US philanthropy authority for De Dikke Blauwe, a premier Dutch philanthropy media outlet.Kris also contributes expert philanthropic commentary to the WSJ, Washington Post, Bloomberg, NPR’s Morning Report, Robb Report, Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Family Office Magazine, Variety, Thrive Global, Financial Advisor Magazine, Wealth Management.com, ThinkAdvisor, Worth Magazine, and other influential platforms.Her clients include Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, J.M. Smucker Company, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Heising Simons Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Blue Shield of California, Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, and the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust."Kris Putnam-Walkerly is one of the world’s foremost advisors to leading philanthropists. I highly recommend her if you want a trusted guide and confidential sounding board to navigate your philanthropic journey!" - Mitzi Perdue, Philanthropist, and Award-Winning AuthorFeel free to reach out to Kris to tap into her unparalleled insights and guidance to transform your giving.