About Me
A life shaped by clarity, purpose, and courage.
I help women and next-gens find clarity and alignment so they can shape the legacy they truly want to live and leave.
For women and next-gen leaders navigating transition, identity, purpose, and family legacy.
Susan Weingartner
Founder, Weingartner Legacy Co.
I am a mother, a daughter, a leader, a seeker, and someone who has rebuilt her life more than once. My work has always lived at the intersection of people, purpose, and the long arc of impact. For more than twenty years, I have moved across sectors and roles that all required clarity, presence, and the ability to hold complexity with both compassion and strength.
I founded Weingartner Legacy Co. because I believe women and next-generation leaders deserve grounded support as they step into responsibility during the wealth transfer. Family, values, connection, and intention matter deeply. And in life’s defining moments, no one should have to navigate the path alone.
My Story
My path into this work began long before I entered the private sector. I earned my degree in psychology and started my career working with homeless adults, at-risk youth, and rural community members overseas in the Peace Corps. These early years taught me how to listen beneath the surface, how to understand human behavior, and how to support others through moments when identity, belonging, and safety feel uncertain. That foundation shaped everything that came after it.
My father spent 33 years as a wealth advisor. Growing up, I didn’t fully grasp the depth of trust families placed in him. It was only after his passing, in the stories people shared, that I understood how much steadiness, clarity, and grounded guidance matter during life’s most important transitions. His work showed me what it means to be a trusted presence in moments that feel tender or uncertain.
As my career grew, I moved into philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, and eventually into sustainable real estate and impact investing. My work deepened my understanding of how values-aligned capital can influence systems and shape long-term outcomes. I partnered with high net worth individuals, foundations, and later institutional investors to develop strategies that connected financial decisions with meaningful impact.
Through co-founding and leading two sustainable real estate firms, we built more than 350 homes across the Pacific Northwest and managed five real estate funds. I also shaped theories of change, designed impact frameworks, wrote impact reports, raised mission-aligned capital, and worked to catalyze transformation in the built environment.
What Motivates Me
I am motivated by the belief that clarity is possible, even in the most uncertain chapters of life. I know what it feels like to stand inside transition without a clear path, and I know how transformational it can be when someone walks beside you with steadiness, honesty, and care.
My own life has been shaped by transition including divorce, loss, and rebuilding. The quiet work of choosing again and again who I want to become has deepened my capacity to support others with presence and understanding.
I am the mother of two teenagers and a steady presence to two young adults in their twenties. They challenge me, ground me, and remind me why purpose, connection, and intention matter. They are a constant reminder that legacy is lived through the relationships we cultivate and the choices we make in the moments that matter most.
My purpose is to help women, families, and next-gens align their decisions with what truly matters, both personally and systemically. I believe legacy is not defined by inheritance. Legacy is defined by intention and by the relationships and actions that carry that intention forward.
The Foundation of My Work
Professional Background
Degree in psychology with early career experience supporting homeless adults, at-risk youth, and rural communities overseas
More than twenty years of leadership across philanthropy, impact-driven strategy, sustainable real estate, and investing
Two-time co-founder and executive of a sustainable real estate and construction technology company and a real estate investment firm
Capital formation leader with experience raising mission-aligned capital and guiding investment strategy
Builder of impact frameworks, theories of change, and impact reports
CAIA charterholder with expertise in real estate investments and values-aligned capital
What Grounds Me
Ability to hold emotional complexity with calm, clarity, and grounded presence
Lived experience with divorce, loss, and rebuilding, strengthening my ability to support others in transition
Mother of two teenagers and a supportive presence to two young adults in their twenties
Deep connection to nature, movement and the friends and colleagues who have walked beside me through every season of life
Areas of Expertise
Systems thinking with a focus on how values-aligned capital shapes long-term societal outcomes
Strategic communication, narrative design, and thought leadership for mission-driven organizations
Partnerships with high net worth families, family offices, foundations, institutional investors, and mission-oriented investors
Understanding the needs of women and next-gens navigating identity, responsibility, and purpose during the wealth transfer
Invited speaker and moderator, including an appearance at the New York Stock Exchange during Climate Week and multiple next-generation fireside discussions on impact, purpose, and legacy
When I Feel Most Alive
I feel most alive when I am moving through nature, trail running, skiing steep powder runs, or traveling deeply into cultures that expand my perspective. These experiences reset me, slow me down, and open me to wonder. Being far from the familiar shifts my perspective and reminds me how adaptable we become when truly anything can come our way.
I come alive in deep conversation, shared laughter, and the quiet moments that bring life into focus.
This mirrors how I work with:
presence, courage, adaptability, and the willingness to move through unfamiliar terrain with intention.
My Belief About Legacy
Legacy is not defined by inheritance.
Legacy is defined by intention.
It lives in the conversations families are willing to have and the commitments they choose to honor. A legacy becomes real when values shape decisions, when relationships deepen, and when each generation feels connected to a sense of purpose.
My work supports families in creating legacies that are preserved, lived, and carried forward with meaning.
If you are navigating change, exploring your legacy, or seeking clarity,
I would be honored to be in conversation with you.