17 July, 2012, Management Board of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA appointed Brandee McHale, CEO of Citi Foundation to the position of Vice President of the Kronenberg Foundation Council.
Ms McHale has over twenty years of experience in community development projects. She has worked for Citi since early 90s. In years 1991-1998 she was a Vice President, Community Development Program Officer at Citicorp Foundation, where she created "Banking on Enterprise" - the company's first international grant program, developed and managed the Citibank Community Development Institute and the first formal employee volunteering and financial literacy initiatives.
In 2008-2010 Ms McHale occupied the post of a Director of Programs for Citi Foundation, responsible for managing all Citi's community projects, including designing and managing the impact measurement tracking system to determine effectiveness of individual investments and Foundation's role as an influencer, managing employee volunteering and all Foundation's grant administration. She also coordinated Working in partnership with Corporate Communications on the internal and external strategy to position Citi as a leading Corporate Citizen.
In years 2004 - 2007 Ms McHale was a Program Officer at Ford Foundation.
In 1998-2004 and 2007-2008 she worked for Citi, occupying various executive posts in units responsible for philanthropic investment and external partnerships.
Along with managing Citi Foundation, Brandee McHale is currently the Vice Chair of Corporation for Enterprise Development, Income and Assets Advisory Group Chair for Living Cities, and sits in the Corporate Advisory Council of American Red Cross.
