About

Tilly Josephson has spent the last 15 years forging impact at the intersection of business, technology, and social good. Her career has taken her across continents and sectors—from leading corporate social impact programs at tech giants like Zoom, Salesforce, and Microsoft, to advising nonprofits and global coalitions on how to harness technology for systems change. Tilly currently leads Zoom Cares, the social impact arm of Zoom— a global company with the mission to provide an AI-first open work platform for human connection with over 8,000 employees. At Zoom, she oversees philanthropic investments, cross-sector partnerships, and employee engagement efforts. Zoom Cares has contributed $66M to communities since 2020 and is focused on supporting and connecting communities to create positive impact for people and planet. She is also leading Zoom’s latest philanthropic initiative: AI for Good, which supports educators, workers, and nonprofits in responsibly and creatively harnessing artificial intelligence  create positive societal impact.

Prior to Zoom, Tilly was a Manager at the Global Development Incubator, where she helped design and scale a youth employment initiative that has supported over 80,000 young people globally to secure employment, access sustainable income, or return to education. She’s also held leadership roles at Vera Solutions, helping nonprofits better measure and manage their impact, and spent years on the ground in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, driving regional social impact efforts at Salesforce.org and Microsoft focused on expanding access to skills and opportunity.

Whether she’s managing grant portfolios, advising coalitions tackling complex social issues, or scaling employee volunteering programs, Tilly brings a rare blend of empathy, operational rigor, and global perspective to her work. She’s passionate about reimagining how companies can show up for the world—not just through checkbook philanthropy, but by embedding care for community needs into their culture, products, and people.