Sani Silvennoinen

Sani Silvennoinen currently serves as the Chief Development Officer and Senior Vice President for Development at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation since October 2021, previously holding the position of Associate Vice President for Development. Prior experience includes roles at William & Mary from 2013 to October 2021 as Assistant Vice President for Development & International Advancement and Executive Director of Regional & International Advancement. Sani Silvennoinen held the position of Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the American University in Bulgaria from 2011 to 2013, and Director of Development at The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School from 2008 to 2011. Additional experience includes serving as Interim Campaign Director at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan from 2006 to 2008, and Major Gifts Officer at Yale University from 2001 to 2006. Early career experience includes working as an Attaché at the Finnish Mission to the United Nations in 1999. Sani Silvennoinen earned a BA in Political Science from Yale University and an MA in Political Science from the University of Jyväskylä.