Cristina Jorda Kinney is ACE’s Senior Head of Philanthropy and Communications and is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing ACE’s institutional fundraising program and helping build critical relationships.

Cristina holds a Law degree from CEU University in Madrid, Spain, and comes to ACE from the Environment Program at the Hewlett Foundation, where she worked for 13 years managing its grantmaking and helped develop and implement strategies, systems and processes. Her focus ranged from San Francisco Bay Area organizations helping provide youth with opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, to the U.S. Western Conservation, aimed at conserving lands and rivers and global nonprofits that work to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Cristina sits on several non-profit Boards and speaks six languages.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, is an avid hiker, and enjoys photography and traveling as much as possible.