Kelly Schmitt

With over 20 years of experience in growth company finance and operations, Kelly brings a wealth of expertise in strategy and scaling global businesses, including previous C-level roles at Solium Capital (now Shareworks by Morgan Stanley) and SMART Technologies.

Kelly joined Benevity in 2018 as Chief Financial Officer, overseing the company’s industry-leading risk and compliance, vetting and donation disbursement services. After quickly being promoted to President, she was instrumental in driving Benevity’s business continuity efforts during the global pandemic, ensuring we were able to seamlessly support corporations in activating their global response efforts. Kelly has successfully led multiple rounds of financing, allowing the company to bring more game-changing products and services to more companies across the globe.

A remarkable blend of “been there, done that” experience and visionary leadership, Kelly is passionate about childhood learning and development, serving on the board of the Calgary Science Centre and supporting causes that empower women and children.

Benevity’s social mission, combined with Kelly’s unmatched energy inspire her to lead the Benevity executive team to continually innovate to bring unrivalled technology and experiences to the corporate purpose space.