Meredith Sanandres is Founder and Principal of DS Consulting Group, LLC and has been in the fundraising profession for over fifteen years.

Before starting her own firm, she was Vice President of Vantage Consulting Group, Inc., where she planned and executed over 200 nonprofit, fundraising events each raising $500,000 to more than $5,000,000.  Prior to joining Vantage, she was employed by Citibank N.A. as a Financial Analyst, where she managed an upscale consumer client portfolio with total balances exceeding $100MM.  Before locating to New York, Ms. Sanandres lived in Hong Kong, Dubai, Greece, Japan, and Singapore.

In addition to her fundraising practice, Ms. Sanandres is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.  She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Asian Studies.  She also studied at University College in Oxford, UK.  Ms. Sanandres makes her home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.