The Wenig Family Charitable Fund was founded by Devin and Cindy Wenig to address issues of access and inequality in the United States. We support non-profits with strong leadership that use technology and/or artistic expression to level the playing field for America’s most vulnerable citizens.
Cindy Wenig
Cindy is a former corporate attorney. Her legal career began as a summer associate at Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York City. She worked her way up through the ranks, becoming a partner in the firm and the leader of its first Women’s Committee.
After 18 years at Chadbourne, Cindy later served as General Counsel of Apollo Real Estate Advisors, a private equity real estate firm based in New York City.
Her past volunteer endeavors have included serving as pro bono counsel in connection with the rebuilding of The World Trade Center, WX Women in Real Estate and improving the quality of free meals in public schools. She is a recipient of the Lawyers Alliance for New York’s Cornerstone Award for excellence in pro bono work.
Currently, Cindy is a Board Member of the Prison Journalism Project which trains incarcerated writers and publishes their work and an Advisor to Ameelio, a non-profit with a mission to make prison communications free. She is also a Board Member of the Mecox Bay Conservancy.
Cindy graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in Politics and received her J.D. from Columbia Law School.