Amit Paley — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Executive Officer at Malnutrition Advocacy Fund since 2025, the country's largest organization advocating to end childhood hunger.
Led The Trevor Project from 2017 to 2023, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ young people.
Under his leadership, The Trevor Project dramatically expanded services, launched global expansion, and developed innovative technology recognized by TIME magazine.
Served as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, leading digital, health care, and non-profit practices.
Worked as a foreign correspondent in Iraq for The Washington Post, where his work was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Biography

Amit Paley is the Chief Executive Officer of the Malnutrition Advocacy Fund, which is the country's largest organization dedicated to advocating for a world where children no longer die of hunger. Since 2025, he also serves as a Special Advisor to the Eleanor Crook Foundation and has been a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum since 2021.