About Us

Third Plateau is a full-service social impact consulting firm that partners with bold visionaries in the social sector to drive meaningful and sustainable change. Third Plateau’s comprehensive services include strategic planning, research, evaluation, leadership development, coaching, facilitation, program design, and philanthropic management.

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Since 2011, Third Plateau has worked with more than 400 nonprofit organizations, foundations, public agencies, and businesses, including Alianza for Youth Justice, Covered California, Hewlett Foundation, James Beard Foundation, Jim Joseph Foundation, John Pritzker Family Fund, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NDN Collective, New Pluralists, Pritzker Innovation Fund, Repair the World, Resetting The Table, Teach Access, and The Breakthrough Institute, and many others.

Our Core Values

Our core values form the foundation for who we are and how we show up in our work to drive social change. From recruiting and onboarding new team members, to providing ongoing professional development and support to our team and systems to hold ourselves accountable to each other and the work, our values help us create an environment that is inclusive and collaborative, where all team members feel a deep sense of purpose and belonging. Check out our values below, and read more about our ongoing work to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive place to work here.

Step Up

We’re hungry for a future where all people and the planet thrive. We approach our work with purpose and intentionality and are eager to try new things, take thoughtful risks, and challenge the status quo. We passionately rise to the challenge of co-creating a future world we have never seen but know is possible.

Learn Up

We are insatiably curious and honor multiple ways of learning. We don’t have all the answers – and never will – so we actively listen, reflect, explore, and seek to uncover and address gaps in our understanding with people from diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and unique perspectives. We encourage ourselves and those around us to think expansively and celebrate progress rather than perfection.

Team Up

Relationships and community are at our core. Centering empathy, we develop deep and authentic connections with those around us – including those with whom we disagree. We recognize that people, not organizations, are at the center of social change, and approach our interactions with a belief that we will go farther together than we can alone.

Live Up

We believe all people are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole. We take care of ourselves and each other by finding joy in our work, practicing balance, and prioritizing wellness. We are here to improve the world and live fully while we do it.

Our Team

Our creative and visionary team is the lifeblood of who we are. Our strength comes from our diversity — we’re an eclectic mix of strategists, experts, and ideators from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences dedicated to supporting our clients’ efforts in creating social change.

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Learner. Introvert. Problem solver. Love one on one conversations.

Senior Accountant

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Gumbo enthusiast. Systems thinker. Avid hiker. Pie maker. Connector.

Vice President & Executive Coach

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Californiafied Carolinian. Question seeker. Empathy enthusiast. Proud mama. Whale spotter.

Vice President & Executive Coach

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Lifelong learner. Outstanding organizer. Systems creator. Lover of the little things.

Senior Director of Operations

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Do-gooder. Brainstormer. Outgoing introvert. Efficiency aficionado. Public library patron. NPR member.

Senior Associate

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Democracy crisis hipster. Philanthropy nerd. Aspiring Spanish speaker. Global circumnavigator. Black and white cookie aficionado.

Co-Founder & Principal

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Good fighter. Big ideator. Paid overthinker. Dataviz tinkerer. Policy futurist. Radical humanist.

Senior Associate

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Mindful globetrotter. Empathetic humanitarian. Franco-Uruguaya-American. Stops to smell the flowers.

Strategy Associate
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Critical thinker. Voracious reader. Prose wrangler. Newspaper fan. Passionate believer in civil liberties.

Senior Grants Manager

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AKA #ClassicCaruso. Strategist. Justice seeker. Connector. Hip-hop fanatic. Hispanophile.

Vice President

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Intentional listener and communicator. Funk lover. Cautious optimist. Professional skeptic.

Associate

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Utility player. Democracy protector. Californian with New Yorker tendencies. Sunshine hiker, rainy day bookworm. New York Times enthusiast.

Director

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Information gumshoe. Creative sponge. Seeker of nuance. Extroverted introvert. Ancestral Storyteller.

Researcher

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Methods Connoisseur. Canine Enthusiast. Conservation Advocate

Researcher

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Storyteller. Integrator. Sense maker. Creator. Always seeking grooviness.

Director of Marketing

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Committed social impact seeker. Avid hiker. Science fiction/fantasy lover.

Senior Associate

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Shaper and doer. Connector of dots. Aspiring homesteader.

Senior Director

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Advocate. Crocheter. Arctic Enthusiast

Associate

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Gen X music nerd. Libra, Creative strategist. Curiously curious. Your biggest fan.

Senior Director & Executive Coach

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Social Justice Champion. Includer. Empathetic. Thought Partner. Dal and Chai Enthusiast.


Vice President of Research, Evaluation, Learning

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Critical overthinker. Philadelphiafied Californian. Justice advocate. Proud Latina. Educator.

Associate

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Process nerd. Creative hobby hopper. Dreamy pragmatist. Story seeker. Chocolate enthusiast.

Director & Executive Coach

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Restless learner. List aficionado. Flexible planner. Proud pedestrian.

Chief Operating Officer

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Driver of game-changing ideas and awesomeness. Ambitiously ambitious. Trained slaughterhouse butcher. Ironman athlete. Spreadsheet nerd. Able to eat more than you.

Co-Founder & Principal

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Social entrepreneur. Constant questioner. Community builder. Sacramento evangelist. Committed taco connoisseur. Diehard Arsenal and Kings fan.

Co-Founder & Principal

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Believer in access to opportunity. Ambivert. Lover of routine and spontaneity. Constant questioner.

Director

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Cultural enthusiast. Change catalyst. Cat lover. Boba connoisseur.

Associate

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Multitasking Mom. Aspiring poet. Meticulous achiever. Rock and Metal enthusiast. Chicago sports advocate. Instrumentalist. Hot sauce connoisseur.

Administrative Assistant

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Thoughtful listener. Dog lover. Expert napper.

Senior Associate

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Adventure seeker. Step counter. Community builder. Kinesthetic learner. Baseball cap aficionado.

Director

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Enthusiastic learner. Bibliophile. Dog lover. Relational introvert.

Senior Director

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Creative problem solver, Contemplative questioner, Fast-walking Midwesterner, Egg roll enthusiast

Senior Researcher

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Jane of all trades. Oxford comma. Mayor of Calmville. Perennial wanderlust. In search of noodles.

Senior Director

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Informed risk-taker. Cat lover. Grammar and spelling nerd. Eternal student of history. Francophile.

Senior Director
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Big picture thinker. High energy doer. Experience seeker. Animal lover. Bachata dancer. World traveler.

Director

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Community-oriented Latina. 916 enthusiast. Food-inspired traveler. Inconsistent exerciser.

Director

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Extroverted listener. Energized facilitator. Coast-to-coast code switcher. Wannabe park ranger. Bread whisperer.

Director

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Lifelong Student. Bullet Journal Enthusiast. Comics Lover. Melomaniac.

Finance Director

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Culinary alchemist. Daydream believer. Truth seeker. Holistically conscious connoisseur. Star gazer.

Senior Accountant

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Doer, Hobbyist, Unapologetic inquisitor, and a guaranteed laugh

Senior Associate

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Systems builder. Furniture maker. Easily distracted.

Senior Director

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Empathetic listener. Storyteller. Enthusiastic traveler and trip planner. Animal lover. Social justice and human rights advocate.

Researcher

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Third Culture Kid. Detail obsessor and synthesizer. Outdoor adventurer. Rocky Road loyalist. ISFJ.

Vice President

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Champion of inclusive process. Dreamer-doer combo special. Lover of spy stories. Citizen of the world. Snack queen.

Vice President

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Community creator. Big picture proponent. Detail devotee. Lake Michigan lover. Alliteration aficionado.

Associate

We believe that complex social change requires new ideas, a deep understanding of people and systems, and a commitment to continuous learning.

Join Our Team

At Third Plateau, we believe in the power of diverse teams. In our recruiting efforts, we always seek to reach a broad and diverse pool of applicants to ensure our final candidates are not a homogenous group in terms of demographics or experience. You can read more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) here. Furthermore, we’ve been and are continuing to experiment with our own application process to decrease implicit and explicit biases as much as possible. We ask that you anonymize your resume, and we anonymously review answers to our application’s questions so that we can focus on how your strengths and skills could look on our team.

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Third Plateau is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to their race, color, age, religious creed, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics.

Learn more about our team and culture and see our open positions below.

Employee Benefits

  • Remote-first with annual technology stipend
  • Platinum-level health insurance with FSA options
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Regular high fives (virtual during COVID)
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Wellness program ($500/year to invest in your mental, emotional, and/or physical wellness)
  • Professional development and curated team learning opportunities
  • Cell phone and home internet reimbursement ($110/month)
  • 401k with employer matching
  • Pre-tax transportation and parking plans

Why "Third Plateau"?

Our name is inspired by the Third Plateau, a bluff in the Santa Cruz Mountains that our founders hiked to as kids at summer camp. The annual pre-dawn trek would arrive at the Third Plateau just in time for sunrise, guiding campers to a moment of light, joy, and accomplishment. Today, we take our clients on a similar journey, walking together on the path to a brighter future.

Reach out to discuss how we can help you more effectively drive social impact.