Estevan Muñoz-Howard is a philanthropic and organizational leader with over 15 years experience leading programs and coalitions in the nonprofit sector. He currently works as Senior Director with Ktisis Capital, a philanthropic consulting firm. In this role, Estevan organizes donors, convenes field partners, and helps raise and steward funding for community-based organizations working to build the inclusive democracy our nation has never had. He previously worked as Interim Co-Director and Senior Program Officer at the Piper Fund, a donor collaborative that supports community-led efforts to build a healthy democracy.

Estevan currently serves as Treasurer for the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation. He previously served as a board member of the Progress Alliance of Washington and as co-chair of the Democracy Northwest Funders’ Table. He was also a founding co-chair of First Mile, a donor circle that organizes funding for candidates of color throughout Washington State.

Before joining the Piper Fund, Estevan worked as development director for Arts Corps and Social Justice Fund NW, and as executive director of the Youth Media Institute. He also helped lead the successful Honest Elections Seattle campaign of 2015—the historic initiative to implement the world’s first Democracy Voucher program. He is passionate about democracy, community organizing, and the diffusion of power. Estevan is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound.