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Cristina Desmond

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Founder and President at Honor Bright Consulting, LLC
📍 Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Cristina Desmond is the Founder and President of Honor Bright Consulting, where she makes philanthropy professional and impactful for family foundations. With experience from a $1B hedge fund and a $1B multi-family office, she brings Wall Street precision to grantmaking. She holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and The London School of Economics.

Cristina is deeply connected to the University of Notre Dame community, actively mentoring students and alumni. She describes herself as a "super-connector" for her fellow alumni. She is also a parent who enjoys sharing experiences like attending a World Series game with her daughter, balancing dresses with baseball cleats.

Unique fact: She once took her daughter to Game 7 of the World Series in Toronto to cheer on her favorite team.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Founder and President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Impactful Grantmaking
Her entire professional focus is helping family foundations streamline grantmaking to ensure philanthropic investments achieve real, measurable impact.
Notre Dame Community
She is a passionate alumna who teaches classes on campus, mentors students, and acts as a "super-connector" for the alumni network.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Founder and President
Honor Bright Consulting, LLC
1-2024 - 5-2025
Consultant
LAND (Life After Notre Dame)
1-2024 - 5-2025
Consultant
The Shield Foundation
1-2021 - 5-2023
Senior Program Officer, Tailwind Philanthropic Advisors
Tailwind Advisors
6-2017 - 12-2020
Program Director
The Philanthropy Lab
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Education
2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Notre Dame
2014 - 2016
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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