In this episode of More MPE, hosts Ray Horton and Sandi Wright speak with Phoebe Boyer ’93, president and CEO of Children’s Aid — one of the oldest and largest of New York City’s nonprofit social welfare agencies.
Before joining Children’s Aid a decade ago, she spent 15 years in the foundation world giving money to nonprofits.
The way the foundation experience prepared Boyer for running a complicated organization is one of the topics discussed in the episode. She also discusses how her family and religion steered her toward a career in social enterprise; how misapplying some things she learned in Business School helped precipitate a crisis in her leadership of Children’s Aid; why she wanted to rebrand a highly successful social welfare agency and how she overcame the opposition; and finally, Boyer voices her concerns about the possible effects of the Trump presidency on the work of Children’s Aid.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Phoebe Boyer ’93
