Speaker
Caryl Stern
CIO
at
LionTree
Caryl M. Stern is an activist, executive, author and public speaker who has dedicated her career to making a difference for others. By rolling up her sleeves and leading with courage and compassion, she built a career path from College Dean, to Senior Associate National Director of the ADL, to President and CEO of UNICEF USA, to Executive Director of the Walton Family Foundation, and today she serves as Chief Impact Officer at LionTree.
LionTree is an independent investment and merchant bank for creativity, community and capital, with a strong commitment to purpose.
Under Caryl’s leadership, The Walton Family Foundation awarded several billion in grants in three areas: improving K-12 education, protecting rivers and oceans and the communities they support, and investing in its home region of Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta.
Under Stern’s leadership, UNICEF USA more than doubled its fundraising revenue, secured multi-million-dollar commitments and launched innovative programs to support the world’s most vulnerable children. Prior to joining UNICEF USA, Stern was an executive at the Anti-Defamation League, the founding director of its A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute, and the Dean of Students at Polytechnic University.
Stern serves on the boards of directors of The Container Store and the We Are Family Foundation. In addition, Caryl is a member of Advisory Board of Gucci’s Chime for Change. Caryl is the author of “I Believe in ZERO: Learning from the World’s Children,” (about her travels to more than 30 countries to put children first), and “Hate Hurts,” a handbook for adults and children on confronting and conquering bias.
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