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NPAG Leading the Search for President & CEO at Proteus Fund

February 9, 2026 – NPAG is partnering with Proteus Fund and the Proteus Action League in their search for a passionate and highly motivated President & CEO to lead at a pivotal moment in the social justice field. Ellen LaPointe, Ebony Breaux-Liang, and Andres Marcuse-Gonzalez are leading the assignment. The President & CEO oversees the work of two legally distinct but mission-aligned organizations – the 501(c)(3) Proteus Fund and the 501(c)(4) Proteus Action League. Building on a proud history of impact, a foundation of strong financial management, a deeply collaborative and inclusive staff culture, highly engaged boards of directors, and a wealth of content expertise, the next President & CEO will provide calm and steady leadership in a tumultuous political and cultural context, working alongside the boards, staff, other funders, and community collaborators and partners to protect hard-won gains and carve a clear, values-driven path to achieve a shared vision for a better future.

Proteus Fund and PAL headquarters are located in New York City, with offices in the Boston metropolitan area and a talented and diverse staff located throughout the United States. Proteus Fund donor collaboratives have become a best-in-class model for bridging responsible and responsive philanthropy with cutting-edge social justice movements to generate and fuel deep, durable impact. To date, Proteus Fund and its affiliated 501(c)(4) have distributed over $350M in grants and provided essential tools to support and strengthen activists, advocates, networks, coalitions, and issue-specific campaigns at the local, state, and national level.

Proteus Fund is moving into a new chapter at a moment of significant change and heightened challenge for social justice movements and the communities they serve. We seek a President & CEO who will lead the organization in this context with renewed clarity of purpose, deep resolve, and bold stewardship that builds on Proteus Fund’s strong foundation and momentum, while evolving to meet the urgency, complexity, and opportunities of the moment and realizing a vision for amplified, enduring impact.

Founded in 2002, NPAG is a national executive search and consulting firm dedicated to supporting justice movement leadership. The firm has a deep legacy of co-creating flexible, tailored processes to meet the needs of mission-driven organizations, informed by principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion and holding meaningful stakeholder engagement, transparency, and careful candidate stewardship at the center.

Ellen LaPointe is a Managing Director at the firm with decades of executive leadership experience across healthcare, LGBTQIA+ justice, philanthropy, research, law, and advocacy. Her national practice at NPAG includes retained executive search, board and executive level strategic advisory services, succession planning, executive coaching, and outplacement support.

Ebony Breaux-Liang is a Senior Associate with over a decade of experience in education, nonprofit, recruitment and executive search, with specialties in higher education, arts and culture, learning and development, communications, and human resources. Based in Los Angeles, she combines a commitment to personal well-being with a mission to empower individuals in their educational and professional journeys.

Andres Marcuse-Gonzalez is a Senior Associate with expertise in fundraising, diversity, equity, and inclusion, competency-based assessment, and project management. As an internal recruiter at the Democracy Fund, he designed and launched “Work for Democracy”, the Fund’s first grantee-serving job board. Andres brings deep commitment to effective candidate stewardship and qualification, and culturally competent practices in search.

Contact Information:
NPAG
Ellen LaPointe, Managing Director ellen@npag.com