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Josh Penny

Doer · DISC type sd
Senior Director, Social Impact at Hinge
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Josh Penny is a brand and social impact strategist who builds trust and cultural relevance for major consumer tech brands. He created Hinges social impact department from scratch and scaled Mailchimps community investment portfolio to millions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale University.

Outside of work, Josh is deeply invested in his community. A long-time Atlanta resident, he lives with his husband, Stephen, and serves on the board of directors for the youth-led organization VOX ATL and on the grantmaking committee for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.

He dropped out of business school two months before starting at Hinge, feeling he could learn more by diving straight into building the companys social impact function.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Social Impact
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Personality Overview

How Josh shows up

Risk-Accepting
Results Focused
Fast-paced

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Josh cares about

Social Impact Strategy
He has built social impact functions from the ground up at companies like Hinge and managed multi-million dollar corporate citizenship portfolios at Mailchimp.
Combating Loneliness
He leads Hinge's "One More Hour" initiative, a $1M fund dedicated to addressing the Gen Z loneliness epidemic by fostering in-person connections and community.
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Career

Work history

3-2025 - 4-2025
Senior Director, Social Impact
Hinge
3-2022 - 3-2025
Director, Social Impact
Hinge
4-2021 - 2-2022
Director of Corporate Citizenship
Mailchimp
5-2019 - 4-2021
Manager of Corporate Citizenship
Mailchimp
6-2017 - 5-2019
Corporate Citizenship Program Associate
Mailchimp
In the press

Media appearances

Dating app Hinge aims to help young adults broaden social ties outside of dating. Featured in NPR
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Building IRL Connections: Hinge's $1 Million Grant for Social Impact. Featured in Splendid ATL Podcast
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Education
Bachelor of Arts
Yale University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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