Courtney O'Malley

Courtney O'Malley is currently serving as Vice President with The Starr Foundation. Ms. O’Malley has worked in nonprofit organizations her entire career, including a wide range of grant-making foundations. In 1986, she became the first director of the Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Memorial Fund, a New York City-based foundation that funds a range of social welfare and health-related programs. She then worked for five years in the Children's Program at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation where she focused primarily on helping federal, state, and local officials reform child welfare policies. Between 1994 and 1997, Ms. O’Malley lived in Chicago and was the director of strategic planning and development for the Family Resource Coalition, a national technical assistance, advocacy and membership organization for family support programs. Upon her return to New York City, Ms. O’Malley served for five years as Deputy Director of The Picower Foundation, a family philanthropy that funds educational programs and scientific research in New York City and Palm Beach County, Florida. Additionally, Ms. O’Malley has provided consulting services on child welfare issues, family and children's services, and philanthropy for a variety of clients including Northwestern University's Children and Family Justice Center, Seedco, and the Hasbro Children's Foundation.