About
Small agency, big impact.
Altairium began in student consulting at Vanderbilt and Cornell. We built this agency so our work with nonprofits wouldn't stop at the slide deck.
What we care about
- • Clear, honest communication.
- • Tools that reduce, not add, complexity.
- • Respect for staff time and capacity.
- • Long-term sustainability, not quick wins only.
Our story
Built so nonprofits could get more than a good presentation.
We met through 180 Degrees Consulting, where we worked with nonprofits in food security, cultural programming, homelessness, and community development. The pattern was familiar: smart teams, thin capacity, and work that had to stop at "Thank you for the slide deck."
Altairium exists so we can keep going. We combine consulting with nonprofit-first tools and stay long enough to help the new systems stick.
By the numbers
- • 12+ nonprofit engagements.
- • 500+ hours of consulting work.
- • Projects across 3+ countries.
- • Experience across Goldman Sachs, FRBNY, EY-Parthenon, and AI startups.
Meet the founders
Two students treating your operations like their own.
Nolan Ralls
Co-founder · Vanderbilt University
Nolan studies Human & Organizational Development and Chinese at Vanderbilt. He has worked across law, consulting, and investment management, and currently leads the Vanderbilt chapter of 180 Degrees Consulting.
He focuses on turning messy workflows into simple systems that staff can actually maintain.
View LinkedIn →Ryan Lee
Co-founder · Cornell University
Ryan studies Industrial & Labor Relations with minors in Business and Economics at Cornell. He brings experience from strategic finance at an AI startup and years of policy and anti-poverty advocacy.
He cares about building tools and processes that respect both staff capacity and community impact.
View LinkedIn →Work with us
If you're carrying too much operational weight—grants, reports, coordination—we'd love to talk about where things are getting stuck and whether we're a fit.