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Kristin Ostby de Barillas

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President and CEO at Hope Ignites
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

As President and CEO of Hope Ignites, Kristin Ostby de Barillas leverages nearly two decades of experience to expand opportunities for youth across the US, Guatemala, and Mexico. A Stanford MBA graduate, she leads the organizations vision and strategy, including a major campaign to triple its impact. People who recommend her describe her as tireless and visionary.

Kristin has a deep commitment to creating inclusive communities, informed by her past work with civil rights leaders. She is a long-term mentor to one young woman since 1998 and serves on the Founders Board of the Antigua International School in Guatemala, where she and her family lived for over 15 years.

Unique fact: During college, she was a Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers and Ford Foundation research fellow.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
President and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Nonprofit Growth
She is leading a major strategic initiative at Hope Ignites to triple the number of young people the organization serves by 2035.
Youth Empowerment
Her entire career with Hope Ignites has been dedicated to its mission of nurturing and guiding motivated young people to become career-ready.
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Career

Work history

1-2017
President and CEO
Hope Ignites
6-2016
President
Hope Ignites
3-2014 - 5-2016
Vice President of International
Hope Ignites
11-2005 - 3-2014
Director of Latin American Operations
Hope Ignites
6-1998 - 8-2003
Director of Global Ministries
Glide Foundation/Glide Memorial Church
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Education
9-2003 - 6-2005
MBA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
9-1994 - 6-1998
BA
Carleton College
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