Jeannie Infante
Jeannie Infante is the Vice President of Advancement for The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. She leads a dynamic fundraising team for the world’s biggest and best children’s museum. The mission of The Children’s Museum is to ignite joy, wonder, and curiosity by creating powerful learning experiences for children and adults. As part of her role, she serves on the executive leadership team.
Jeannie most recently served as executive director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute which is housed under the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in Indianapolis, Indiana. At WPI, she led efforts to translate research to practice, worked closely with WPI’s national advisory council and served on the executive leadership team for the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She has been quoted in a wide array of media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fortune Magazine.
An active speaker on a range of topics related to women’s philanthropy, she has presented to national and international audiences. She serves as an adjunct professor with the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and teaches with The Fund Raising School.
Jeannie is a seasoned nonprofit executive with over 25 years of experience in health care, higher education, and independent school leadership. Nationally, she served as past chair for the Indiana University Alumni Association’s board of managers and serves on the advisory council for WOC – Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. In service to women and girls, Jeannie is on the board of directors for Girls Inc. of Greater Indiana and Women for Change Indiana.
Jeannie earned her master's degree in philanthropic studies from Indiana University where she was a Jane Addams Fellow and earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Rollins College where she was recognized with a Distinguished Alumni Award.
