Our Leaders

Decades in the chair.
Not just the room.

Group1631's founding team has served as CEO, CMO, COO, and Executive Director. They owned the numbers, led the teams, and drove the results. The grey matter in Grey Matter Thinking is theirs.

"Our grey matter team has spent decades living through the spectrum of poor thinking, bad mistakes, and great successes. We've seen what works and what doesn't. We've been in the chair, led the teams, owned the numbers, and driven the results."
Group1631: how we produce results
The Founding Team

Three operators. One firm.

Each co-founder brings a distinct discipline: strategy and operations, nonprofit culture and donor development, growth and technology. Together they cover the full spectrum of what drives mission and revenue.

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Steve Maegdlin
Co-Founder
A seasoned senior executive with 30+ years of global experience at the CEO, CMO, COO, SVP, and VP levels, in large and small for-profit companies, nonprofits, and startups. Steve brings deep experience across corporate strategy, fundraising, marketing, finance, operations, and technology implementation.
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Devlin Donaldson
Co-Founder
A nonprofit executive and strategic advisor with four decades helping faith-based organizations discover what they're capable of, and build toward it. Background spans marketing, brand development, major gifts, and strategic planning, with deep fluency in the culture of Christian nonprofit ministry. Former SVP at Judson University and senior leader at Compassion International.
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Tim Finley
Co-Founder
A senior leader with 30+ years of experience as a CEO, Executive Director, CMO, and Head of Growth Strategy. Tim drives results with insightful solutions based on current data and innovative communication platforms, across faith-based education, cancer care, rescue missions, men's ministry, and healthcare.
Organizations our team has served
The organizations below reflect the collective experience of our three co-founders, who worked within, led, consulted to, and advised them over 30+ combined years in the sector.
What our clients say

Results from people who've been in the room.

The team at Group1631 has many gifts, and they are proven in their ability to provide wisdom, input, and counsel right where your organization needs it most.
Kent Kiefer
CEO, Scriptures in Use
We were just thinking about how grateful we are for all your wise counsel and your work in helping get Spreading Hope Network into such a better position. You're great strategic advisors.
Dan Olson
Executive Director, Spreading Hope Network
Inviting this team into your leadership table opens the door to a strong strategic approach with innovative ways of growing. Their transformational approach provides the opportunity to take any organization to the next level.
Laura Martinez
Former Director of HR, ASCI
This team has put in the effort and hard conversations while bringing the necessary gold to the forefront. They know the what and the how to take you to the next level.
Yvette Maher
Former CDO, Dream Centers
Group1631 is driven by strategy, yet grounded in practical execution. Working alongside you, they help equip your team with senior experience, new thinking, and the added resources required to transform your organization.
From the Group1631 story
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We bring an outside perspective that combines unique experiences across all the major areas required to deliver revenue performance and mission impact, including the hard lessons you can only learn in the chair.
Steve Maegdlin
Co-Founder, Group1631