Sharon McShane is the Senior Institutional Giving Officer at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). She has over 25 years of development experience in the nonprofit sector across a wide array of issues including conservation, domestic and health policy, humanitarian aid and relief, and genomic sciences. In her current role, she works on C2ES’s institutional giving program, collaborating to strengthen strategic partnerships.

Before joining C2ES, Sharon worked at the Pew Charitable Trusts and the American Red Cross where she played a leadership role in conceptualizing and implementing leadership engagement strategies, led institutional funding efforts across multiple program areas, launched big-bet style partnerships, and led campaigns in response to domestic disasters.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Mount Saint Mary’s University.