With a deep appreciation of the American charitable giving landscape, JiHae Munro has honed her skills since 2007 at leading, complex healthcare, higher education, and advocacy institutions. As Senior Director of Gift Planning, Principal Gifts at the University of Southern California, she engages and assists alumni, faculty and other partners with making a meaningful impact and helps colleagues with preparing for confident, nuanced donor conversations involving gift planning. In addition to working with supporters in California, she is responsible for helping drive philanthropic and gift planning activity on the East Coast. Prior to this, JiHae managed the comprehensive gift planning program at Barnard College as its first-ever Senior Director, Planned Giving and assisted donors and advised regional development teams of Planned Parenthood Federation of America as Regional Director of Gift Planning. JiHae has a breadth of development knowledge, including principal giving, planned and blended giving strategies, campaign management, volunteer development, marketing, stewardship and planned gift administration. 

From 2021-2025, JiHae served on the Philanthropic Planning Group of Greater New York’s executive committee. As 2023-2025 DEIB Chair, she strengthened board culture, strategic planning and leadership development practices and as conference co-chair, spearheaded the planning of Planned Giving Day NY in 2023 and 2024. JiHae earned her MBA with a specialization in human resources management and leadership development from Temple University and her BA in political science from Amherst College. A Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy and Certified Fundraising Executive, she has completed the Plus Delta Discipline of Frontline Fundraising Program (DFF). JiHae is a member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and Georgia Planned Giving Council and is committed to ongoing learning and leadership in the field.