Lynn Thoman

Lynn Thoman ’s primary focus is non-governmental organizations, social impact, international business, and education.

She is an adjunct professor at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and also Managing Partner of Corporate Perspectives LLC, an investment firm. At Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, she teaches on scaling social impact, creating successful public private partnerships and building sustainable scalable non-profits.  She has variously been co-President and co-Chair of the Leon Lowenstein Foundation, which focuses on education, health and the environment.

She previously worked at American Express in international marketing, strategic planning and finance. As a Vice President of American Express, she was responsible for setting the direction for marketing for all countries outside the US.  She also developed restructuring plans for American Express businesses in the UK, Europe and Asia.

Thoman is a member of boards of organizations focused on government and policy (Brookings Institution, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, and Princeton University’s Center for Economic Policy Studies); health (Harvard Medical School); education (Harvard Graduate School of Education); and leadership (Steering Committee of Women in Leadership at Princeton). She is also a member of the ACCION Women’s Network, the New York Academy of Sciences and the Economic Club of New York.  She was formerly co-chair of the Advisory Council of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Thoman holds a BA from Princeton in economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has worked in over 40 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America and has lived in China.

Education

• MBA, Harvard Business School
• BA in Economics, Princeton