Economic Opportunity Funders (EOF) is pleased to announce Eesha Bhave, Program Officer for Gender and Reproductive Equity Grantmaking at the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies has joined the EOF Steering Committee. Eesha is committed to improving access to safe reproductive health care and building equitable and dignified workplaces for all.
Prior to joining Schusterman Family Philanthropies, Eesha worked at Futures Without Violence, providing training and technical assistance to a broad range of organizations that serve survivors of domestic and sexual violence. She has also worked in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management as an appointee under the Obama Administration providing logistical and strategic support for the front office of the agency. Experiences in the nonprofit and federal government sectors have cemented her interests in gender equity work from a policy and programmatic lens.
EOF Steering Committee members serve three-year terms, with the possibility of renewal for a second consecutive term. Members provide oversight and guidance and offer an array of backgrounds, lived experiences, expertise, and geographic perspectives.
2025 Steering Committee Members include:
- Anna Shireen Wadia, Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund
- Cassandra McKee, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
- Eesha Bhave, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
- Erin Currier, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Michael Cassidy, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Stephanie Davison, The Kresge Foundation