Our Team

Mike Humphrey
Board ChairMike Humphrey serves as chairman of Commonwealth. His career in private equity began as co-founder of Tanglewood Investments in 1997, a private equity firm focused on hands-on investing in the global manufacturing industry. Over seventeen years Tanglewood acquired 22 businesses that were assembled into five operating groups. These groups were re-envisioned, restored to profitability, and sold to long-term owners.
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Chuck Bentley
Board MemberChuck Bentley is the Founder and Executive Director of the Christian Economic Forum where focuses on advancing God’s economic principles through this annual gathering of select marketplace leaders dedicated to improving the world through the advancement of ideas that work. He is also CEO of Crown Financial Ministries. Chuck is the author of four books and he produces a daily radio broadcast heard on over 1,200 outlets in the USA. He also serves on the board of Foundations for Farming, an initiative aimed at bringing transformation to individuals, communities, and nations through sustainable agriculture and faithful stewardship of the land.

Cliff Benson
Board MemberCliff is managing partner of American Homesmith and he works in asset management. He is also president of the Palin Foundation, chair of the National Christian Foundation-Carolinas, and chair of Mission Triangle. He and his father tell their philanthropy story in the book, The Generosity Bet. Cliff played competitive golf throughout his career and he has provided faith-infused mentoring through groups such as Telemachus.

Jay Hein
Managing DirectorJay directs Commonwealth as part of his role as president of Sagamore Institute. Between these two entities, he manages a $12 million annual budget and 50 staff who perform a series of research, consulting, and investment putting ideas into action. He also directed numerous public-private social enterprises as a senior advisor to President George W. Bush from 2006-08 and chronicled the White House compassion agenda in his book, The Quiet Revolution.
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Rob Panos
Chief of StaffRob Panos serves as Director of Strategic Operations and Chief of Staff at Sagamore Institute. Prior to joining Sagamore, he helped individuals and companies make meaningful charitable investments at the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado in Fort Collins. He has worked in numerous capacities in the nonprofit sector and brings a passion for service and community engagement. Rob received his Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Master of Public Policy degrees from the University of Virginia.

Rich Westlake
Chief Financial OfficerRich Westlake joined Commonwealth as Chief Financial Officer in 2020 upon the retirement of his longtime friend and business associate, C.E. Crouse. Rich received his degree from Greenville College and earned his CPA Certificate while employed with Capin & Crouse, a local CPA firm.
Throughout his career, Rich has served in multiple executive roles including CEO, COO, and CFO. His background includes a diverse set of industries from homebuilding and related trades to farming, staffing, and real estate.
Most recently, Rich served as CFO at Shepherd Community Center, a well-known Indianapolis non-profit ministry and partner of Commonwealth, making a positive impact on social issues with the community.

Jacob Baldwin
Program Manager
Amy Sherman
Social MeasurementAmy directs the social measurement activities of Commonwealth. After receiving her Ph.D. in international economic development from the University of Virginia in the early 1990s, she has been one of the nation’s leading faith-based social enterprise scholar-practitioners in America. She has written numerous books including Kingdom Calling, one of the leading contributions to the field of vocational stewardship.
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C.E. Crouse
CFO EmeritusC.E. serves as CFO of Sagamore Institute (501c3) and Sagamore Investments, LLC. Prior to his work at Sagamore, he was a co-founder of Capin Crouse which is one of the nation’s leading accounting firms for nonprofit organizations. He also served as chairman of Asbury University in his hometown of Wilmore, Kentucky.

Dan and Marsha Coats
Co-FoundersDan and Marsha Coats established the Foundation for American Renewal in 1999 to increase the understanding and practice of effective compassion in America. Since then, Dan has served as US Ambassador to Germany, as United States Senator from Indiana, and as Director of National Intelligence. Dan and Marsha met at Wheaton College and remain very committed to growing and improving faith-based giving and serving.
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