Founder and President, WISEgenerosity

With over 30 years of leadership in the field, Chris Gabriel is uniquely able to advise on the topic of inspired and effective giving using the W.I.S.E. Giving Process he personally created and shares in his book, WISEgenerosity (www.wisegenerosity.com). After earning a bachelor's degree with honors from Yale and a master's degree from Oxford, Chris began his career serving charitable organizations and their donors as a development director. Over time, he has participated in the giving process from every vantage point as a donor, nonprofit staffer, consultant, board member, and financial advisor. Currently, he oversees a thriving wealth management practice counseling generous individuals and families and serving endowments, foundations, and nonprofits at one of the country's leading investment firms.

Chris's mission is to help others benefit from generosity as an essential virtue of a life well-lived. He has engaged actively in volunteer and pro bono work for many nonprofits including several terms as a board member and then president of the Georgia Planned Giving Council and as a national development consultant to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. He is a longtime board member at City of Refuge (a nationally renowned urban mission bringing light, hope, and transformation to those living on the margin in Atlanta) and is a teacher and lay leader at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Chris's personal interests include music, history, cooking, cycling, paddleboarding, and golf.