Melissa M. MacDonnell is President of the Foundation at Liberty Mutual Insurance. Since she founded it in 2003, Liberty Mutual Foundation has committed more than $250 million dollars to 1,300+ organizations through direct grants, with a focus on accessibility, homelessness and education. In addition to leading the Liberty Mutual Foundation, Melissa oversees “Liberty Torchbearers,” the company’s robust employee giving, service and volunteer programs. The recipient of numerous awards for her philanthropic work, Melissa believes deeply in the potential of the private sector, in concert with the community at large, to ignite social good.

Melissa earned her Bachelor of Science in finance with a concentration in Spanish from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a Master’s of Business Administration from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.