Staff: Ellen M. George | Teresa Bonner | Diane B. Neimann | Jeneen Hartley Sago | Sara Whitehead

Associates: William P. Massey | Charles D. Terry | Constance Pechura | Bill Henry

Ellen M. George Principal ellen@fpadvisors.com

Ellen George is a Principal in Family Philanthropy Advisors, overseeing the financial and administrative management of the Firm as well as offering consultative services to its clients. Ellen has expertise in next generation training, intergenerational transfer, wealth management issues, and family enterprise strategies. Ellen is a deeply committed problem solver with strong interpersonal skills. She has developed and managed many of the firm's public and trustee education events.

Prior to joining Family Philanthropy Advisors in 1999, Ellen was a Client Advisor at a wealth management firm providing integrated financial and philanthropic services to families. Ellen specialized in next generation issues in the financial and philanthropic areas, and was a key planner for client, next generation and women of wealth educational programs and family retreats.  

Ellen has served as Co-Chair and Treasurer of the Community Capital Alliance, a non-profit organization that focuses on creating community leaders for the future through philanthropic work. She is Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Associates of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota.

Ellen has presented at the Institute for International Research's Family Office Planning and Management Forum and the Haines Center for Family Philanthropy.

Ellen graduated magna cum laude in Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Management in 1992 from The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She received her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERä designation in 1996.