John S. Blum

John S. Blum is Chairman and a founding principal of Kramer, Blum and Associates, Inc. He began his career with the American Heart Association as Executive Director of the San Mateo, CA chapter and later served as Assistant Director for Development and Research Programs of the California affiliate. John is an innovator in providing management consulting to nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations and has extensive experience in finance, strategic planning, governance and board development. He has a B.A. from Brown University and an M.S.W. from University of California, Berkeley. John lives in San Francisco with his wife Kathy and enjoys spending time with his eight grandchildren.