Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Ph.D., is vice president of research at the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). Previously, she was a faculty fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and executive director of several national and state-level nonprofits. She is a frequent speaker and writer on philanthropy and nonprofit leadership, with articles and op-eds published widely and interviews featured in outlets including Forbes, Fortune, USA Today, The New York Times, and CNN.