Speakers
Sue Santa
Senior vice president for public policy, The Philanthropy Roundtable
Sue Santa is senior vice president for public policy at The Philanthropy Roundtable. She leads the Roundtable’s efforts to expand philanthropic freedom and enhance discussions of charitable giving and public policy. Prior to joining the Roundtable in 2008, Ms. Santa was a consultant and senior director of public and legal affairs at International Speedway Corporation (ISC), where she served as a spokesperson for ISC on legislative efforts, property development projects, and special events. Ms. Santa was also an associate for five years in the legislative practice group of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, where she worked on energy and oil production policy, transportation issues, international trade development, and crisis management for a major airline. Her first experience in Washington was as special projects coordinator for Sen. Jeff Bingaman. She managed projects related to education, human services, children’s issues, and the arts. She holds a B.A. in journalism and political science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.
