About the McNulty Foundation

About the John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

The McNulty Foundation inspires, develops and drives leaders to solve the most critical challenges of our time, supporting individuals at pivotal moments along their leadership journeys. We incubate emerging leaders through the McNulty Scholars programs, accelerating the careers of young women in STEM fields at Hunter College and Saint Joseph’s University, the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Villanova University, and the McNulty Leadership Program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. We elevate breakthrough leaders through the McNulty Prize, an annual award given with the Aspen Institute to recognize moral courage, a vision for change, and a track record of bold and lasting impact.

Anne Welsh McNulty has invested more than $35 million in elevating entrepreneurial leaders and nurturing promising students as co-founder and president of the McNulty Foundation. A trailblazer for women in finance, Anne was a managing director of Goldman Sachs and a senior executive of the Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies Group.

Anne established the John P. McNulty Prize to recognize and support individuals successfully addressing barriers to health, education, and economic opportunity in their communities. She founded the McNulty Scholars programs at Hunter College and St. Joseph’s University, which propel young women to lead in STEM fields. She established the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership at Villanova University and the McNulty Leadership Program at Wharton.

Anne serves on the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute, and on the Board of Overseers at the Wharton School. She is a former Trustee of Villanova University and a member of the Advisory Council for Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government. She is on the Board of Directors for the Child Mind Institute and a Trustee of the American Academy in Rome, the Naples Children & Education Foundation, and NCH Healthcare.

Anne earned her MBA from the Wharton School, and was valedictorian of her graduating class at Villanova, where she also holds an honorary doctorate. She has been an Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard, and a Distinguished Careers Institute fellow at Stanford.

Anne Welsh McNulty (right) poses with McNulty scholars (from left) Pooja Suganthan, Masuda Begum, Sangita Chakraborty, Afsana Rahman, and Greta Henriette Ghita.