- Allison Shean
- Director, Philanthropic Strategies / Fidelity Charitable
Allison Shean is a director of Philanthropic Strategies at Fidelity Charitable®, an independent public charity working to grow the American tradition of philanthropy and make charitable giving accessible, simple, and effective. Allison joined Fidelity Charitable in 2021 and advises the generous donors in the Private Donor Group on how they can use their charitable resources to meaningfully advance the causes they care about. She has been both a grant maker and a grant seeker, giving her unique insight into the opportunities and challenges that exist in the philanthropic sector. Prior to Fidelity Charitable, Allison was a director at Arabella Advisors where she provided philanthropic consulting services to families, foundations, and corporate clients. Before her time at Arabella, Allison spent a decade managing and supporting complex global projects with Mercy Corps and the Institute for Inclusive Security, a program of Hunt Alternatives Fund. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Arts in public policy and law from Trinity College.