Christine Grumm

Christine Grumm, President & CEO of the Women's Funding Network since 2000, has more than three decades of experience as a leader in effecting social change through civil society, especially through women's philanthropy. Prior to joining WFN, Chris served as Executive Director of the Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW). Under her leadership, CFW increased its grantmaking to $1 million dollars annually and completed an endowment campaign surpassing its $5 million goal with a final pledge total of $7 million. Previously Grumm served as Deputy General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva, Switzerland, representing over fifty-five million Lutherans worldwide and providing emergency humanitarian and long-term development aid. She was also Executive Director of Education Program Associates, a non-profit public health, education and training organization in Campbell, California, founded to meet the health-care needs of women, children and families in California. In addition to her work with WFN, Chris is currently a board member of Mayaworks, an organization that provides opportunities for partnership between Mayan women artisans in Guatemala and women in the U.S. through fair trade marketing and sales. Chris holds a BA degree in Health Education and Community Organizing, as well as a MA in Women's Studies from Antioch University. She has also received honorary doctorates from California Lutheran University and Lenoir-Rhyne College.