John Canady

John Canady is CEO of National Philanthropic Trust UK. Mr. Canady brings 25 years of experience working across the business, nonprofit and government sectors. He specializes in creating and managing philanthropic funds for donors and family offices around the world who wish to base their philanthropy from the UK. He is a trusted advisor to preeminent philanthropists, family offices and wealth managers. He was awarded the Philanthropy Advisor of the Year at the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards in 2018. He is a frequent commentator on global philanthropy and donor-advised funds and has appeared in the Financial Times, CNN Money, and Harvard Business Review.

Mr. Canady was previously the Director of Philanthropy at Charities Aid Foundation in London. There, Mr. Canady led the team providing donor-advised funds to individuals and corporate social responsibility solutions to FTSE 100 companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Canady worked for MasterCard, where he first led strategy for the Middle East/Africa region and later for Eastern Europe and Russia. He has also worked in in the hedge fund industry and served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer. Mr. Canady holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.