CHANDLER ARNOLD
Social Impact Champion | Co-Founder, Renegade Consulting Collective
"In 15 years of global impact work, I’ve never met anyone more passionate, more strategic or more capable of driving social impact for corporations and philanthropies than Chandler. From creating an initial concept to implementing it as a cause-marketing effort across the entire Walt Disney Company, Chandler navigated us to success. He understands how large corporations work and is an agent of change on a truly massive scale."
—David Ambroz
Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility
Walt Disney Television
INCREASING IMPACT FOR PURPOSE-DRIVEN CLIENTS
Chandler brings 25 years of local, national, and global leadership experience to the Renegade team. Each member of the Renegade Collective leads a specific type of growth acceleration work, and Chandler focuses on driving meaningful social impact efforts with purpose-driven enterprises. Specifically, Chandler works with clients wrestling with big questions, bold ideas, and daring strategies to create paradigm-shifting change.
QUESTIONS CHANDLER LOVES TO ANSWER
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“How can we launch a social-impact, CSR, or cause-marketing program for the first time?”
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“Our impact efforts are scaling rapidly and everything needs to be done at once. How can we structure our growth so nothing critical falls through the cracks?”
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“We do so much good but our impact work is uncoordinated and no one knows about it. How can we streamline our focus and present a cohesive story to our stakeholders?”
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“Our purpose-driven work is stagnating at this critical time. How can we pivot/refine our focus to drive—and measure—bold impact?”
SERVICE OFFERINGS AND PROJECT TYPES
Chandler's work typically falls into three categories:
Purpose-driven corporations and social enterprises
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Strategic planning and impact measurement
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Expansion, scaling and new product offerings
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Public-private partnerships + cause-marketing efforts
Purpose-driven family offices and foundations
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Strategic planning and impact measurement
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Expansion, scaling and partnership development
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Vision work and multi-generation consensus building
Purpose-driven individuals
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Executive transition and social impact career-change coaching
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Early-stage social impact career mapping and prep for job interviews
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MBA admissions coaching via the MBA Social Impact Accelerator
EXPERTISE + BACKSTORY
Chandler brings experience as both a consultant and an executive. Prior to launching Renegade, Chandler served as the CEO of Experience Early Learning, a for-profit social enterprise providing education curriculum and resources to preschoolers around the world. Chandler also spent more than a decade as the COO of First Book, where he led global operations and oversaw the distribution of more than 165 million new books—valued at over $1 billion—to children in need. Prior to First Book, Chandler was a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, where he focused on strategy, marketing, organizational design, and change management. Chandler has developed public-private and cause-marketing partnerships with more than 15 Fortune 500 companies, including Coca-Cola, Disney, Ford, New York Life, Pizza Hut, Ralph Lauren, Target and others.
Chandler graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a concentration on social change in American History. He also holds an MBA from Stanford where he focused on social impact efforts. Chandler enjoys scuba diving, meditation, and looking under rocks with his husband and their young children in Washington, D.C.
SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CHANDLER...
“I worked with Chandler to raise $1M for an important cause, engage A-list celebrities/athletes, and generate 820M+ media impressions. This partnership also drove real business results: a nine-point lift in consumer association with our cause-related work, improved brand value perceptions, and increased same-store sales. Chandler's ability to build innovative public/private partnerships and drive measurable results is truly unusual in the sector.”
—Natasha Collins,
Senior CSR Manager, Pizza Hut
“I worked with Chandler to refine my vision, articulate my goals, and craft messaging regarding the next phase of my social impact work. Chandler has also partnered with other members of our family office on similar projects. Chandler pushes you without being pushy, and listens when you push back. Our vision for the future is clearer, more concise, and more powerful because of our work with Chandler.”
—Julia Vlock,
Pritzker Vlock Family Office
“Chandler worked with me as I was going through a career transition and applying to business school. I can honestly say I came to know myself better through the process... from articulating my purpose, to presenting my case, to preparing for interviews. When I submitted the applications, I knew was putting forward the best-possible—and, critically, a truly authentic—representation of myself. I’m thrilled to say I was accepted to my top choice: Harvard Business School!”
—Kelsey C,
Harvard Business School, MBA1
“Having worked with Chandler for more than a decade, I have found him to possess first-rate character. His ability to solve problems and identify opportunities in an authentic manner rises above the crowd. Chandler’s keen listening skills, humility, and experience across the nonprofit and for-profit family business sectors produces practical solutions.”
—Dr. Martha Molina Bernadett
President & CEO, Molina Foundation
“Chandler has a singular ability to drive impact with corporations, nonprofits, and family offices. I have also seen him develop a range of highly effective public-private initiatives, including with state departments of Education. Perhaps just as importantly, Chandler leads with a keen intellect and a deep kindness; a much-valued pairing in these times.”
—Malbert Smith
CEO, President & Co-Founder
MetaMetrics
"In 15 years of global impact work, I’ve never met anyone more passionate, more strategic or more capable of driving social impact for corporations and philanthropies than Chandler. From creating an initial concept to implementing it as a cause-marketing effort across the entire Walt Disney Company, Chandler navigated us to success. He understands how large corporations work and is an agent of change on a truly massive scale."
—David Ambroz
Exec Director, Corporate Responsibility
Walt Disney Television