Dominic Kalms

Mr. Dominic Kalms

https://bgenerous.com/
CEO, B Generous
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Dominic Kalms is a 3X venture backed entrepreneur and philanthropist with an expertise in Financial Technology (FinTech), Impact Investing, and Nonprofits. He has raised over $250M in venture, credit, & philanthropic capital during his career and has been featured extensively in the national press (e.g. Washington Post, AP, NBC, Forbes, CBS, Axios, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, BBC, LA Weekly, Yahoo, TheStreet, American Banker, Nonprofit Times etc). He was recently profiled on the front page of Entrepreneur.com and on the front page of Great Lakes Banker Magazine. His latest opinion piece on corporate giving can be found on Forbes.com.

Dominic is also a well known public speaker and has spoken at many global forums on Philanthropy & FinTech (e.g. Greenwich Economic Forum, Money20/20, United Nations Summit, Nexus Summit, Global Citizen Forum, Social Enterprise Summit, TechCrunch’s Ventures Summit, Capital One Impact, TEDx etc).

Today, Dominic is CEO of a venture backed FinTech company B Generous, which is revolutionizing how nonprofits manage their liquidity. B Generous is backed by some of the top VCs, Banks, & investors in the US, Europe, and Asia, and was included in Fast Company's List of World Changing Companies for 2023. B Generous also won the “PayTech for Good” Award by FinTech Futures and the Product Awards Best FinTech Product distinction.

Previously Dominic was CEO of GVNG which Forbes called "One of the most revolutionary platforms in the social impact space." GVNG is a venture backed tech company that facilitates the creation of digital charitable giving accounts. Many of the world’s leading public figures & corporations use GVNG to run their philanthropic projects.

Before GVNG, Dominic managed Foundations at Global Philanthropy Group, a private strategy consultancy which advises high net worth individuals, celebrities, & corporations on impact work. At GPG Dominic advised the foundations for many of the world’s top philanthropists. GPG was acquired by Charity Network in 2017.

Dominic is also on the Fundraising Board of Forest Whitaker's Foundation, and is on the Board of Val Kilmer’s Foundation, and is on the Board of Milken.

Dominic is also member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council, The Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust (QECT), NEXUS, SUMMIT Impact, and is an Ambassador for the Global Citizen Forum. He is also a contributing writer for Forbes.com and a Mentor at the Global Good Fund.

Dominic was born in Hong Kong and raised in London, LA, and New York. He holds a BA from NYU + MA from Columbia University.

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