Lynn Malzone Ierardi

Lynn Malzone Ierardi, JD has been in the gift and estate planning field for more than thirty years. She is a leader in the charitable planning community. After serving terms as Treasurer and Chair elect, Lynn was elected to serve as 2019 Chair of the Board of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners.

She is a past board member, conference chair, and past President of the New Jersey Council of Charitable Gift Planners, a current board member of the Planned Giving Council of Greater Philadelphia, and a regular faculty member for the Planned Giving Course.

As the Director of Gift Planning for the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) since 2005, Lynn has worked with several schools and centers, and handled gifts of real estate university-wide. She has also served as an independent gift planning consultant, Gift Planning Advisor, to a variety of nonprofit organizations since 2002. Prior to joining Penn, she held gift planning positions in health and higher education, served as Vice President with the Merrill Lynch Center for Philanthropy, and practiced estate planning, tax, and real estate law.

After graduating from Lycoming College with a BA in English, Spanish, and Literature, she received her Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. A dynamic and highly rated speaker, Lynn has presented at conferences, meetings, and webinars throughout the country on a variety of gift planning topics. She has also provided training to staff and volunteers at nonprofit organizations of various sizes and complexities.