CEO of DoSomething.org, founder of Dress for Success, columnist for Fast Company, and author of Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business, Nancy Lublin is one of the not-for-profit industry's most connected and globally respected leaders.
As CEO of Do Something, Nancy helped turn a struggling organization into one of the largest and most successful Internet youth volunteer groups in the world. Leveraging social media and pop culture to help teens “rock causes they care about,” in 2010 Do Something allowed over one million teens to take action through their programs. Her deep understanding of teens and technology has led her to advise corporate social cause campaigns such as Chase Community Giving and Pepsi Refresh.
As the founder and former CEO of Dress for Success at age 23, she turned a $5,000 inheritance into a global franchise. Providing interview suits and career development training to women in need, in a few short years Dress for Success expanded to more than 70 cities in four countries.
By drawing on personal experience as well as her interviews with other “rock star” leaders of flourishing not-for-profits, in her book, Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business (released June 2010), she shares what for-profit businesses can learn from not-for-profits by doing more with less. Her upcoming book, DO SOMETHING. CHANGE THE WORLD! A Handbook for Young Activists, will be released in November 2010.
Selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Nancy has been awarded various honors from Forbes Magazine, Ms. Magazine, and Fast Company Magazine. She has been featured on Oprah, 60 Minutes, The Today Show, CNN, and in People Magazine, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. 