Meet our team
Bruno Borges
Pronouns: He / Him
Title: Executive Director, Aqui Estoy
Joined Crisis Text Line: July 2025
Bruno Borges joined Crisis Text Line as Vice President of Philanthropy in July 2025 and was appointed Executive Director of Aquí Estoy in March 2026. In this role, he leads Aquí Estoy’s strategic vision, operations, partnerships, and growth, working to scale services, strengthen community engagement, and expand equitable access to mental health support across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Before joining Crisis Text Line, Bruno founded and led Good Ask (2023–2025), a global social enterprise transforming nonprofit fundraising through gamified giving campaigns. Previously, he served as Vice President of Philanthropy at The Miami Foundation (2022–2023), where he led Give Miami Day – one of the largest giving days in the US – raising $32 million to support more than 1,000 nonprofits.
From 2019 to 2022, Bruno served as CEO of TECHO-US and Chief Development Officer for TECHO-International, a nonprofit advancing housing and community-driven solutions across 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. While at TECHO, he launched The Empathy Pact, a global movement that raised more than $1.6 million to support over 1 million people in Latin America living in poverty and impacted by COVID-19.
Bruno also served as Chief Purpose Officer at Galapagos (2017–2019), where he led purpose-driven campaigns that mobilized awareness and funding for leading social entrepreneurs. Prior to that, he spent a decade at Ashoka (2007–2017), leading global networks and strategic partnerships to scale the impact of more than 4,000 social entrepreneurs across 90+ countries.
Earlier in his career, Bruno worked at Johns Hopkins University (2005–2007) as Coordinator of the Outside Interests Division and spent seven years practicing as a corporate attorney (1998–2004).
Bruno holds a Master’s degree in Organization Development from Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School, along with certificates in nonprofit management from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Business School.
