FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nnenna Lynch to be the next NYRR Chairwoman of the Board
Lynch to serve as the first woman and first African American
in the position
New York, June 29, 2022 – New York Road Runners (NYRR) today announced that
Nnenna Lynch is nominated to serve as the next Chairwoman of the NYRR Board
of Directors. It is a historical appointment as she will become the first
woman and the first African American in the position.
Since 2014, Lynch has served on the NYRR Board of Directors. Additionally,
she serves as the Chair of the NYRR Community Impact Committee, and she is
helping to lead the CEO search process for the organization.
Lynch has a long history in real estate development, government, public
policy, and finance. She previously served as the Senior Advisor to New
York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, where she set the strategy for growing
New York City's economy and oversaw over 10 city agencies with a collective
budget of $5 billion and more than 20,000 employees. Currently, she is the
founder & CEO of Xylem Projects, a New York City based and mission-driven
real estate investment and development firm with a focus on high-impact
urban mixed-use, affordable and mixed-income housing.
Lynch will succeed George Hirsch in June 2023 after formal approval by the
Board of Directors at its 2023 Annual Meeting. Hirsch, who has served for
17 years, will become Chairman Emeritus. Hirsch is the founding publisher
of New York magazine, was the long-time worldwide publisher of Runner's
World and he is a founder of the five-borough New York City Marathon.
"I am honored to serve as the new NYRR Chairwoman of the Board supporting
the world's premiere community running organization. Running has been a
lifelong passion of mine, and after eight years of serving as a Board
Member supporting NYRR's community impact initiatives, I'm looking forward
to serving in this role to help further NYRR's presence in the community
for future generations," said Nnenna Lynch.
"I am thrilled to have Nnenna serve as our future Chairwoman of the Board,"
said George Hirsch, Chairman of the Board, NYRR. "As a lifelong runner and
with her deep experience in the New York community, we know her passion
will further our organization's commitment to the sport as well as
supporting our community initiatives throughout the five boroughs. Nnenna
is ideally suited for the role."
Lynch currently holds many leadership positions including Co-President of
the Association of American Rhodes Scholars. In addition, Lynch is a
Trustee of Villanova University, a board member of the Van Alen Institute,
and a former board member of the New York City Housing Authority. She
earned an M.A. in Anthropology at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and a B.A. in
Sociology at Villanova where she won five NCAA titles in track and field.
Lynch is a born and raised New Yorker and since her childhood growing up
seeing the urban blight of 1980s New York she has been passionate about
revitalizing neighborhoods.
About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
NYRR's mission is to help and inspire people through running. Since 1958,
New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world's
premier community running organization. NYRR's commitment to New York
City's five boroughs features races, virtual races, community events, free
youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring
the New Balance Run Hub, and training resources that provide hundreds of
thousands of people each year with the motivation, know-how, and
opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR's premier event is the TCS New York City
Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features
a wide population of runners, from the world's top professional athletes to
a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn
more, visit www.nyrr.org.
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