GROWTH & IMPACT WEEK SPEAKER LINEUP
The speakers at Growth and Impact Week are award-winning advisors, operators, and thought leaders who don’t just understand growth and impact, they execute it. Each speaker has been selected for their ability to translate methodology into real-world implementation, sharing how they’ve built in-demand practices through intentional, ROI-driven relationships with business owners. Expect candid perspectives, practical frameworks, and honest discussion around what works in today’s market, from client selection and trust-building to accountability, culture, and value creation. This is not a stage of theorists; it’s a room of practitioners committed to helping you apply what you learn and accelerate results in your firm.
Ethan Burke
Meet Ethan Burke:
Ethan Burke, CAP® is Regional Director, Southeast at National Philanthropic Trust (NPT). As a Regional Director, he cultivates relationships with financial advisors in AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA, providing consultative...
ABOUT ETHAN
Meet Ethan Burke:
Ethan Burke, CAP® is Regional Director, Southeast at National Philanthropic Trust
(NPT). As a Regional Director, he cultivates relationships with financial advisors in AL,
FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA, providing consultative support to help clients
achieve their philanthropic goals. He is based in Charlottesville, VA.
Prior to working at NPT, Ethan had more than 20 years of experience in advanced
philanthropic planning. He spent over 10 years with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
working with high-net-worth individuals on legacy planning with complex assets. Ethan
also served as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch as a private wealth strategist. He
received a graduate certificate from Georgetown University in Managing Global Business
and a B.A. in Political Science from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) is an independent public charity that was founded
in 1996. Our mission is to provide philanthropic expertise to donors, foundations and
financial institutions, enabling them to realize their philanthropic aspirations.
NPT provides donor-advised funds and other giving vehicles for individual donors, families
and organizations. NPT also partners with independent wealth advisors and financial
service institutions to establish and manage custom giving solutions for their clients.
NPT has raised $40.5 billion in charitable contributions and currently manages $22.2
billion in assets. We have made nearly 541,000 grants totaling $21.0 billion to charities in
the United States and worldwide. We rank among the largest grantmaking institutions in the country.