Eric Brandt

Eric Brandt is the VP of Program for Wishbone.org, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that connects low-income high school students with meaningful summer opportunities. Before joining Wishbone, he spent five years at microfinance nonprofit Kiva.org. As manager of the Kiva Fellows Program, Eric oversaw the recruiting, screening, training, and support of 400+ volunteer fellows in over 60 countries. His experience with Kiva began as a fellow in Cambodia in 2008 with Hattha Kaksekar Limited, one of Kiva’s first partners in Southeast Asia. Prior to this, he managed mobile history exhibits in St. Paul, Minnesota. Eric graduated from Macalester College with a degree in history and geography. In his free time, he is an avid photographer and urban explorer.