Women in Leadership Program

Lori van Dam

Active Term: 08/2023 - 08/2024

Areas of Expertise

• Winning Work-Life Balance & Mentoring
  
• Improving Communication Habits
  
• Advocacy, Actions & Accountability
  
• Organizational Leadership & Cultural Diversity

CEO

Hult Prize Foundation

Lori serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Hult Prize, an annual global student social entrepreneurship competition with a $1M prize. Prior to joining the organization, Lori spent six years as an executive leader for Susan G. Komen, the largest private funder of breast cancer research in the U.S.

​She also served as executive director of The One Fund Boston, which was created by the Mayor of Boston and Governor of Massachusetts to provide support for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing victims, while bringing the community together in the aftermath of that tragedy.   
 
Lori also worked for 20 years for EF Education First, the global education company founded by the Hult Prize’s namesake and benefactor. She currently lives in Massachusetts with her husband and unruly rescue dog; her daughter works in NYC and her son attends UVM.

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