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Meet our Team

The Philadelphia Foundation leadership team is powered by a mix of business leaders, community activists and initiators of positive change. Our diverse team brings together a wide range of expertise, working toward a single mission of improving life in the Philadelphia region.

Connectors, Activators and Accelerators of change

Pedro A. Ramos

President and CEO

Pedro A. Ramos is president and CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation, one of the first community foundations in the nation. Pedro has spent his career guiding organizations through critical inflection points and redefining how those organizations support and communicate with the communities they serve.

Leann Ayers

Director of Grants and Programs

Nell Booth

Chief of Staff

Nell Booth joined The Philadelphia Foundation as Chief of Staff in January 2016. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was Managing Associate at Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, a retained executive search firm specializing in higher education executive recruitment for colleges and universities, with additional practices in independent school and nonprofit recruitment.

Orlando C. Esposito

Chief Financial Officer

Orlando C. Esposito joined the Philadelphia Foundation as Chief Financial Officer in April 2019.
Prior to joining the Philadelphia Foundation, he served as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head of PNC’s asset management group and previously as EVP of its corporate banking group.

Diane Melley

Executive Director & Senior Advisor

Diane Melley is Executive Director and Senior Advisor for the Philadelphia Foundation. Melley leads the planning, execution, and partnership-building for Philadelphia Foundation’s second century of civic and philanthropic leadership in the community. Melley also leads the building of new strategic relationships with the corporate sector.