Lynn Margherio is the founder and former CEO of Cradles to Crayons, which provides children living in crisis, homeless or low-income situations with the essentials and distributes more than a million packages of clothing, shoes, diapers, school supplies and more each year.
Lynn launched Cradles to Crayon in 2002. In her role as CEO of the organization, she directed all aspects, including strategic planning, operations, fundraising, brand/marketing, product acquisition, external relations and ongoing collaboration with both national and local boards of directors. She has led multiple successful capital campaigns raising millions of dollars to fund expansion and has steered the organization through major relocations and organizational restructurings.
Lynn’s work has been recognized with numerous awards. She has served on several boards and advisory roles; presented to dozens of organizations in a variety of settings; and made many media appearances. She currently serves on the Massachusetts Commission on Poverty.
Prior to launching Cradles to Crayons, Lynn served as an executive vice president of the Clinton Foundation, in public sector roles for the U.S. Department of Commerce and the White House Domestic Policy Council and in corporate roles. A graduate of Georgetown University, Lynn completed the strategic perspectives in nonprofit management program at Harvard Business School.
