Anne Welsh McNulty

Anne Welsh McNulty is the co-founder and managing partner of JBK Partners, with businesses including investment management and a private philanthropic foundation which is focused on leadership development and social change. Previously, McNulty was a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs and a senior executive of the Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies Group.

Under her leadership, the McNulty Foundation has established several initiatives to support individuals who strive to make a difference in the world. This includes the John P. McNulty Prize, which aims to recognize the extraordinary success of global leaders solving the world’s most intractable challenges. The McNulty Prize is given in partnership with the Aspen Institute. Additionally, McNulty has invested over $30 million in the last 10 years to support entrepreneurial leaders and promising students through the John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation. She founded the McNulty Scholars Programs at St. Joseph’s University and Hunter College to support women in science, math, and business.

McNulty serves on the Board of Overseers as well as the Leadership Advisory Board at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned her MBA as valedictorian. The newly named McNulty Leadership Program at Wharton is pushing the boundaries of traditional education in the fields of leadership and teamwork, and her support has catalyzed new strategic initiatives to expand the program’s audience and offerings. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Opera, the National Museum of American Jewish History, and the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute. Additionally, McNulty is a member of the Advisory Council for Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government and serves on the Board of Directors for the Child Mind Institute in New York. She is a Trustee of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, benefiting children’s charities in Collier County, Florida. Furthermore, McNulty was an Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard University in 2016 and a Distinguished Careers Institute fellow at Stanford University in 2018.