Ms. Brantner has been committed to promoting endowment and guidance globally and matching corporate and individual donations and skills with purposeful, sustainable and high-impact nonprofit programs. She places great focus on today's critical social issues ranging from green travel, adult education to clean water. Ms. Brantner has worked and lived in Beijing for 14 years and has held various positions, including the Executive Director of Asian Operations at the Rutgers Business School, the State University of New Jersey. While in Beijing, she served twice as President of Viva, a Beijing-based professional women's association, as board member of the Canada-China Business Council, and as an advisor to Green Leader Adventures, a Chinese social enterprise working with Chinese high school students. Ms. Brantner is also currently an advisor to The Athari Group and its accelerator program for founders of early-stage nonprofit organizations. She is also a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Arts (RSA) of London, U.K.  Ms. Brantner received her degrees in economics and political science from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.