Tanya Howe Johnson is president and CEO of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning (formerly the National Committee on Planned Giving). During her 17 year tenure the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning has developed the award-winning publication, The Journal of Gift Planning; launched LEAVE A LEGACY®, a national award-winning donor education campaign; and created numerous industry standards and best practice models for charitable gift planning.

In addition to other honors, The NonProfit Times named Johnson to both its 2007 and 2008 national "Nonprofit Power and Influence Top 50". She has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, Columbia College (Missouri), and was selected as the 2004 national honor initiate for Sigma Kappa Sorority. As a charitable giving advocate, she has met with President George W. Bush and numerous members of Congress, and has been quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.

As a management consultant, Tanya has worked with more than 100 nonprofit organizations. She holds the Certified Association Executive designation, a certification held by less than five percent of association management professionals. She currently sits on the American Society of Association Executives' Key Philanthropic Organizations Committee.

Johnson actively supports philanthropy in her local community, serving on the board of directors of the Indianapolis Affiliate of Komen for the Cure and as the chair of the Noblesville First United Methodist Church Foundation.