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Nicole V., M.A., MBA

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Chief Development Officer (CDO) at Goodwill Southern California
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Nicole Vermeer is a corporate director for Vermeer Corporation, a global manufacturing company, and the Chief Development Officer for Goodwill Southern California. Her career bridges corporate governance, social innovation, and economic development. She holds an M. A. from UCLA and completed an executive program at Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management.

Her personal passions align closely with her professional work, focusing on philanthropy and community impact. She is a co-founder of Social Capital Philanthropists, a grant-making collective, and actively participates in initiatives aimed at fighting homelessness and supporting economic development in Southern California. She and her husband live in Los Angeles with their four children.

She is a third-generation family member of the Vermeer family, playing an integral role in her familys business succession and governance.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Chief Development Officer (CDO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Family Business Governance
Serves as a Corporate Director and past Chair of the Family Council for the multi-generational, family-owned Vermeer Corporation, with specific expertise in succession planning.
Social Impact
Her career is dedicated to social innovation, impact investing, and catalyzing systems change through philanthropy at organizations like Goodwill Southern California.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Chief Development Officer (CDO)
Goodwill Southern California
Co-Chair of the Board of Directors
Affordable Living for the Aging ("ALA")
10-2023
Senior Director, Advancement and Corporate Impact
UCLA Anderson School of Management, Ziman Center for Real Estate
Vice Chair and Co-Founder
Social Capital Philanthropists
Vice President, Development and External Affairs
Pacific Council on International Policy
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Education
M.A.
UCLA
Executive Program in Governing Family Enterprises
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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