Bill Tedesco is a well-known entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy with over fifteen years of experience at the helm of companies serving the fundraising profession. He has personally conducted original research to identify markers of philanthropy and has developed a how to guide for data mining interpretation.

For the past five years, he has served as founder, CEO, and managing partner of Tedesco and Affiliates, LLC, dba DonorSearch.net. DonorSearch is one of a small group of companies providing wealth screening, philanthropic reviews, and online prospect research tools exclusively to the nonprofit market.

DonorSearch is one of the very few companies that have compiled large charitable giving databases. The database is currently in excess of 45 million unique gift records, spanning approximately 15 years, and grows by more than 50,000 records each day.

He has also served as Executive Vice President of Target America and later as CEO of WealthEngine.com. Mr. Tedesco was also a principal of BFTConnect/ContactReporter.

He also has four years of fundraising experience having served as Director of Development for the Fund for Educational Excellence, Baltimore’s public education fund, and as a major gift officer at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He earned B.S. and M.P.A. degrees from Pennsylvania State University and is a frequent speaker at conferences around the United States.