Team & Expertise

Domain expertise in strategic philanthropy

With over 17 years’ experience and advising over $2bn in wealth, impact starts with an expert partner you can trust.

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The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.

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Meet the team

Between them, Jack and Olivia bring decades of experience in philanthropy, research, impact measurement and nonprofit leadership.

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Jack Lewars

Founder

Jack Lewars is the Founder of Ultra Philanthropy, where he provides philanthropic advice to over $2bn in wealth. He has 17 years’ years in the nonprofit sector as a founder, C-suite staffer and Board member, and he is currently the Executive Chairman of High Impact Athletes. Each year, Jack advises tens of millions in highly cost-effective giving, working directly with wealth holders and their staff. He is also the fund manager for Ultra Philanthropy’s mid-stage global health fund, where he makes investments in high-potential global health projects, and then takes an intensive advisory or trustee role to help them scale. Jack holds an MA in Classics from the University of Cambridge and is a keen amateur triathlete.

Olivia Kaye

Researcher

Olivia Kaye is an established research, monitoring and evaluation consultant, with 12 years' experience advising complex development programmes in challenging environments. At Ultra Philanthropy, she specialises in research, evidence reviews, theories of change and monitoring, evaluation and learning. Alongside this, she continues to evaluate programmes for a variety of bilateral and multilateral INGOs on a broad range of themes and is experienced in a wide variety of research methods, including both primary research and literature and evidence reviews. Olivia holds an undergraduate degree majoring in Political Science and a postgraduate degree in International Law, both from the Australian National University.

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What our clients say

Ultra Philanthropy enabled the Alpha Epsilon Fund to donate with confidence to a cause area where we lack internal expertise. The quality and regularity of reporting significantly help our internal impact assessment.
Anna McKelvey, Alpha Epsilon
The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.
European Private Bank
Jack and Olivia’s work was thoughtful, well-structured, and consistently professional. We especially appreciated their ability to synthesize complex information, propose practical improvements, and help us think more strategically about how data can guide future decision-making.
Executive Director, private foundation scaling up to $7m per year

What our clients say

Ultra Philanthropy enabled the Alpha Epsilon Fund to donate with confidence to a cause area where we lack internal expertise. The quality and regularity of reporting significantly help our internal impact assessment.
Anna McKelvey, Alpha Epsilon
The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.
European Private Bank
Jack and Olivia’s work was thoughtful, well-structured, and consistently professional. We especially appreciated their ability to synthesize complex information, propose practical improvements, and help us think more strategically about how data can guide future decision-making.
Executive Director, private foundation scaling up to $7m per year

What our clients say

Ultra Philanthropy enabled the Alpha Epsilon Fund to donate with confidence to a cause area where we lack internal expertise. The quality and regularity of reporting significantly help our internal impact assessment.
Anna McKelvey, Alpha Epsilon
The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.
European Private Bank
Jack and Olivia’s work was thoughtful, well-structured, and consistently professional. We especially appreciated their ability to synthesize complex information, propose practical improvements, and help us think more strategically about how data can guide future decision-making.
Executive Director, private foundation scaling up to $7m per year

What our clients say

Ultra Philanthropy enabled the Alpha Epsilon Fund to donate with confidence to a cause area where we lack internal expertise. The quality and regularity of reporting significantly help our internal impact assessment.
Anna McKelvey, Alpha Epsilon
The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.
European Private Bank
Jack and Olivia’s work was thoughtful, well-structured, and consistently professional. We especially appreciated their ability to synthesize complex information, propose practical improvements, and help us think more strategically about how data can guide future decision-making.
Executive Director, private foundation scaling up to $7m per year

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Ultra Philanthropy
jack@ultraphilanthropy.org  
+1 (929) 509-1496
+44 7542 847503

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Team & expertise

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Ensure your impact today.

Ultra Philanthropy
jack@ultraphilanthropy.org  
+1 (929) 509-1496
+44 7542 847503

Partnership models

Our approach

Team & expertise

Contact

Ensure your impact today.

Ultra Philanthropy
jack@ultraphilanthropy.org  
+1 (929) 509-1496
+44 7542 847503

Partnership models

Our approach

Team & expertise

Contact

Ensure your impact today.

Ultra Philanthropy
jack@ultraphilanthropy.org  
+1 (929) 509-1496
+44 7542 847503

Partnership models

Our approach

Team & expertise

Contact

Domain expertise in strategic philanthropy

Between them, Jack and Olivia bring decades of experience in philanthropy, research, impact measurement and nonprofit leadership.

Jack Lewars

Olivia Kaye

Ultra Philanthropy enabled the Alpha Epsilon Fund to donate with confidence to a cause area where we lack internal expertise. The quality and regularity of reporting significantly help our internal impact assessment.

The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.

Jack and Olivia’s work was thoughtful, well-structured, and consistently professional. We especially appreciated their ability to synthesize complex information, propose practical improvements, and help us think more strategically about how data can guide future decision-making.

Ultra Philanthropy enabled the Alpha Epsilon Fund to donate with confidence to a cause area where we lack internal expertise. The quality and regularity of reporting significantly help our internal impact assessment.

The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.

Jack and Olivia’s work was thoughtful, well-structured, and consistently professional. We especially appreciated their ability to synthesize complex information, propose practical improvements, and help us think more strategically about how data can guide future decision-making.

Ultra Philanthropy enabled the Alpha Epsilon Fund to donate with confidence to a cause area where we lack internal expertise. The quality and regularity of reporting significantly help our internal impact assessment.

The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.

Jack and Olivia’s work was thoughtful, well-structured, and consistently professional. We especially appreciated their ability to synthesize complex information, propose practical improvements, and help us think more strategically about how data can guide future decision-making.

Ultra Philanthropy enabled the Alpha Epsilon Fund to donate with confidence to a cause area where we lack internal expertise. The quality and regularity of reporting significantly help our internal impact assessment.

The Ultra Philanthropy team have great expertise in supporting their clients with both philanthropy research and advisory needs. Jack and his team’s attention to detail, methodology and research-led approach have helped our clients to hone their thematic focus and philanthropy strategy.

Jack and Olivia’s work was thoughtful, well-structured, and consistently professional. We especially appreciated their ability to synthesize complex information, propose practical improvements, and help us think more strategically about how data can guide future decision-making.

Ensure your impact today.

Ensure your impact today.

Ensure your impact today.

Ensure your impact today.