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Senior Philanthropic Advisor, Executive Director
Wells Fargo Trust







Rebecca Gennaro is a senior philanthropic advisor and executive director with Wells Fargo Bank’s Wealth & Investment Management. Rebecca serves the following areas in the Western division: Southern California (San Diego and Orange County markets), Desert and Sierra Nevada Marlets. Wells Fargo Trust helps charitable individuals, families, and nonprofit organizations work toward their unique goals by providing specialized advisory services.

Rebecca works with individuals and families to help define and achieve their charitable objectives as part of their overall wealth plans. This may include gift and tax planning, multi-generational planning, reviewing estate plans, and the creation and management of donor advised funds, private foundations, charitable trusts, and other charitable planning strategies. She also works extensively with nonprofit organizations, where she advises in the areas of gift planning, endowment management, board governance, and other management issues. Rebecca collaborates with clients and their other advisors to leverage their resources to help maximize the impact of their philanthropy.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo Bank, Rebecca worked at the University of California San Diego and the American Red Cross, where she served as a planned giving specialist advising donors on strategies to maximize their philanthropic impact and supporting fundraising efforts. Prior to that, she worked with high-net-worth clients as a trusts and estates attorney. She has worked in the philanthropic space for almost 20 years.

Rebecca earned her Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of California Riverside and her Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law. She is a member of the California State Bar (not currently practicing) and holds the Charted Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP^®) designation from The American College of Financial Services. She has received education from the 21/64 program in multigenerational philanthropic advising, facilitation, and next generation engagement.

Rebecca enjoys being actively involved in the community and currently serves on the board of the Southern California Council of Charitable Gift Planners. She is a former board member of The New Children’s Museum and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) San Diego. In her spare time, she enjoys music, discovering new restaurants and beach days with her family.

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