Susan McPherson is a serial connector, angel investor, keynote speaker and corporate responsibility expert. She is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting (McGraw-Hill). Susan has 30+ years of experience in marketing, public relations, and sustainability communications, speaking regularly at industry events including Massachusetts Conference for Women, BSR, DLD, Worth Women and Techonomy, and contributing to the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes. She has appeared on NPR, CNN, USA Today, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times.

Susan is the recipient of Forbes magazine’s 50 over 50—Impact 2021, Worth Media’s Worthy100, and the Women in Sustainability Leadership Award. She has also won numerous accolades for her voice on social media platforms from Fortune Magazine, Fast Company and Elle Magazine. Currently, Susan invests in and advises women-led start-ups, including: The Meteor, Our Place, Spicewell, The June Group, Hint Water, The Helm, and Apolitical. She has recently started investing in women-led Broadway productions including Like Water for Elephants and SUFFS. She previously served on the boards of USA for UNHCR, Bpeace, The Lower Eastside Girls Club and presently serves on the board of The 19th News. She ALSO SERVES on the advisory boards of Better Politics Foundation, LEBEC, The Conduit and Just Capital.

Additionally, she serves as an adviser to several nonprofits including She’s The First and The OpEd Project. Susan is a Vital Voices global ambassador and member of The Leadership Now Project. She resides in Brooklyn.