Nancy Murphy

For 25 years, Nancy has worked at the intersection of the public, private and nonprofit sectors to bring bold, creative solutions to persistent social challenges. She is known for her strategic thinking, exceptional facilitation skills, ability to forge effective partnerships, gift for communicating complex concepts in clear and simple ways, and knack for bringing vision to reality. Nancy spent more than a decade in consulting firms, leading APCO Worldwide’scorporate responsibility practice and then heading the Washington, D.C., office for Portland-based Metropolitan Group. During those years, Nancy redesigned corporate philanthropy and community relations programs for several Fortune 100 companies, including UPS, Johnson Controls and Freddie Mac. She also led strategy and communication projects for foundation and nonprofit clients. Nancy served as executive vice president and senior advisor for social innovation at Grantmakersfor Effective Organizations, where she led the organization’s initiative to scale the impact of effective nonprofits. While with Steve and Jean Case’s family foundation, Nancy led international grantmaking and developed innovative fundraising efforts for grantees helping to provide clean drinking water in sub-Saharan Africa. Nancy holds a master’s degree in public affairs from University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School, a master’s in health communication from Boston University, and a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from University of Dayton. She is a member of the American Public Health Association and Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. Nancy currently serves as board chair for the global nonprofit Pact.