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Julia Hidu

Julia Hidu

Senior Manager, Partnerships at Renaissance Philanthropy

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New York, New York
Joined April 2026
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Partnerships and philanthropic strategy: Julia currently leads partnerships at Renaissance Philanthropy where she focuses on building funder relationships and research capacity to support science, technology, and innovation philanthropy. Her role centers on designing and executing partnership strategies to expand philanthropic engagement in Renaissance’s programs. renaissancephilanthropy+2
Consulting to philanthropic programs: Before joining Renaissance, she worked as a consultant to the partnerships team at Schmidt Futures, where she helped strengthen research capacity and identify funder opportunities — demonstrating experience in both hands-on partnership development and strategy for funder engagement. renaissancephilanthropy
Background in political organizing and campaign finance: Julia spent roughly a decade in politics prior to her philanthropic work, including at a boutique political donor-advisory firm, EMILY's List, and as a finance staffer on congressional campaigns. That political and fundraising background informs her partnership and fundraising approach in philanthropy. renaissancephilanthropy
Maine‑rooted education and early distinctions: She earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Maine (minors in leadership studies, legal studies, and psychology) and appears on UMaine dean's lists during her time there; earlier schooling was at Hampden Academy. umaine+2

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