Boston

We are the GreenLight Fund.

Boston/National Team

• My GreenLight:

  “Knowing that every choice we make affects the world; the good, the bad, and even the times we choose not to engage.”
  Irfan Alibhai
  Director of Finance and Operations
• My GreenLight:

  “Real change can happen with true empathy: to value, respect and understand another’s view.”
  Kate Barrett
  Executive Director, Boston
• My GreenLight:

  “Truth-telling and connection, the two things that have the potential to make the world a better place.”
  Sarah Beaulieu
  Senior Advisor
• My GreenLight:

  “That everyone, from every background, has the opportunity to make a difference in their communities, to receive the life-giving meaning and purpose that generosity, empathy...
  Margaret Hall
  National Executive Director
  and Co-Founder
• My GreenLight:

  “The recognition and search for solutions of the educational and opportunity inequity that holds back so many from reaching their full potential.”
  Albert Scerbo
  External Affairs Associate
• My GreenLight:

  “Children, no matter where they are born in our cities, deserve an equal chance for opportunity and high quality life outcomes. We have to get...
  John Simon
  Board Chair & Co-Founder
• My GreenLight:

  “Challenging the normalization of inequality by giving community changemakers the opportunity and resources to implement transformative, sustainable initiatives.”
  Willa Sweeney
  Operations Associate

Selection Advisory Council

• Kate Ahern
  Bain Capital
• Courtney Allessio
  Goodwin
• Luciana Aquino-Hagedorn
  Goodwin
• Jennifer Aronson
  The Boston Foundation
• Karley Ausiello
  United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
• Scott Bailey
  MassChallenge
• Judi Bohn
• Chuck Brizius
  1251 Capital Group
• Erin Brooks
  Suffolk Construction
• Melanie Camp
  Combined Jewish Philanthropies
• Bithiah Carter
  New England Blacks in Philanthropy
• Maureen Curley
• Michael Danziger
  The Steppingstone Foundation
• Marc Dohan
  Twin Cities Community Development Corporation
• Christy Dube
  Eos Foundation
• Barry Dym
• Gayane Ebling
• Mark Elefante
  Hemenway & Barnes LLP
• Theresa Ellis
  Dartmouth College
• Nancy Gardiner
  Hemenway & Barnes LLP
• Pete Giorgio
  Deloitte
• Gail Goodman
• Andy Hahn
  Heller School, Brandeis University
• Margaret Hall
  GreenLight Fund
• Deva Hirsch
  The Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation
• Cassius Johnson
  Year Up
• Vanessa Kirsch
  New Profit Inc.
• Steve Koppel
  The EDI Institute
• Jon Lemelman
  Riverside Partners
• Becky Levin
  Possible Project
• Mark Levin
  Third Rock Ventures
• Melinda Marble
• Kristin McSwain
  Boston Opportunity Agenda
• Siiri Morley
  Strong Women Strong Girls
• Astrid Noltemy
  Cambridge Associates
• Matt Olton
  EMC
• Katie Pakenham
  Cambridge Innovation Center
• Jim Pallotta
  Raptor Capital Management LP
• Balasubramanian (Panch) Panchanadeswaran
  Santander
• Dawna Paton
  Aceso Innovation Partners LLC
• Ann Polachi
• Charley Polachi
  Polachi Access Executive Search
• Geeta Pradhan
  Cambridge Community Foundation
• Kim Prendergast
  MetroWest Free Medical Program
• Deborah Re
  Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
• Marjorie Ringrose
• Mark Rosen
  Charlesbank Capital Partners
• Bill Schnoor
  Goodwin
• David Shapiro
  MENTOR
• Sally Sharp Lehman
  Bridgespan
• John Simon
  Sigma Prime Ventures
• Gary Smith
• Tim Smith
  The Boston Foundation
• Kerry Sullivan
  Bank of America Charitable Foundation
• Joe Theis
  Goodwin
• Alicia Verity
  Bank of America Charitable Foundation
• Linda Whitlock