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The National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) is the largest national, independent public charity that manages donor-advised funds and one of the leading grantmaking institutions in the US.
Since its founding in 1996, NPT has raised more than $40.5 billion in charitable funding and has made more than 541,000 grants exceeding $21.0 billion to nonprofits around the world.
NPT CEO Eileen Heisman says in a press release that Lisa Pattis' "history of leadership in corporate law and global investing, and long involvement with philanthropy will make a great addition to our board."
Pattis is President of Next Chapter Holdings, which manages investments for the Pattis Family and the Pattis Family Foundation.
She was general counsel of Wintrust Financial Corporation and a partner at Sidley Austin, LLP for 17 years, where she specialized in corporate governance, securities law, and strategic counseling for major publicly traded and privately held companies, and families.
Pattis has been repeatedly recognized for her leadership, including being named to Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40, selected as a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, and honored for her work as a top general counsel.
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