Amit Paley

Board Member

Amit Paley is the Executive Director of the Malnutrition Advocacy Fund and a Senior Adviser at the Eleanor Crook Foundation. Previously he was the Executive Director of the Movement Against Malnutrition–a bold new venture dedicated to ensuring that no child dies of hunger–and the Entrepreneur in Residence at the International Rescue Committee. Amit was also CEO of The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ young people. Under his leadership, The Trevor Project dramatically expanded the number of LGBTQ young people served, launched a global expansion, and developed innovative technology tools recognized as one of TIME magazine’s top 100 inventions. Amit has also been an Associate Partner at the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where his clients included Fortune 500 companies, governments, and non-profit organizations. Amit Paley served as a leader in the firm’s digital, health care, and non-profit practices. Today Amit is a sought-after speaker who has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, and CNN. Amit has served on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Steering Committee, the Executive Committee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, and the Board of the Center for Public Integrity. Amit and his husband Jonathan live in Brooklyn with their son Lev.