Lynn Zovighian
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Lynn Zovighian
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Humanitarian Diplomat, and Opera Singer
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Community/Lebanon Impact
Lynn Zovighian is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and award-winning humanitarian diplomat. She is the co-founder of the Zovighian Partnership (ZP), a family-owned social investment platform that she established with her father in 2013 to drive public and private philanthropy and impact through community-centered research, strategy, policy innovation, and governance.
In 2015, she founded the Zovighian Public Office (ZPO) to serve communities facing crises and crimes of genocide by amplifying their voices in research, cultural development, international diplomacy and advocacy, and some of the highest courts of law. Lynn works closely with communities and survivors, including the Artsakhi Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, Yazidis of Sinjar, and disempowered groups in Lebanon. In 2022, Lynn was awarded the International Religious Freedom Business Leader Award by U.S. Government bipartisan leaders.
Lynn is an author and guest columnist in multiple international outlets and think tanks, including Newsweek, Arab News, and the Wilson Center, and gives her platform to communities to amplify their voices as co-authors on policy and diplomacy emergencies. She lectures on evidence-led decision-making, inclusive and community-centered research, and ethical risks in private and public philanthropy and funding.
She is an angel investor in global artificial intelligence start-ups to support community cohesion and safety. Lynn serves as an advisory board member of the Global Family Office Community (GFOC) and Middle East auctioneer house, Artscoops. Lynn is Emerita Regional Director of the Middle East and North Africa for NEXUS, a UN Foundation initiative. Prior to establishing ZP and ZPO, Lynn held positions at Barclays Wealth & Investment Management, Pictet & Cie, and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Most recently, she has returned to the stage as a performing soprano opera singer after a 16-year hiatus. Lynn lives between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Beirut, Lebanon.
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Education
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Political Studies, Double Minor in Islamic History and American Studies, American University of Beirut.
- 2010 - 2012: Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance Concentration, London Business School.
Work history
Previous Professions:
- 2023 - Present: Soprano Opera Singer, Private, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2022 - Present: Contributing Expert and Author, The Wilson Center, Washington, USA.
- 2022 - Present: Opinion Contributor, Newsweek.
- 2022 - Present: Columnist, Arab News, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- 2013 - Present: Co-Founder, Zovighian Partnership, Riyadh, KSA, and Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2018 - Present: Advisory Board Member, ArtScoops, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2016 - Present: Emerita Director for the MENA Regian and Arab Diasporas, NEXUS Global Smmit, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2015 - Present: Founder, Zovighian Public Office.
- 2013 - Present: Advisory Board Member, Global Family Office Community, London, United Kingdom, and Los Angeles, USA.
- 2022: Inaugural Fellow, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- 2018 - 2022: Columnist, Annahar Newspaper, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2015 - 2018: Gloval Chair of Regional Ambassadors, Women's Entrepreneuship Day, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2012 - 2013: Private Banker, Assistant Vice President, Barclays Wealth Management, Dubai, UAE and, Riyadh, KSA.
- 2010 - 2012: Project Manager and Advisor to the Board, SP Middle East and Africa, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2011: Consultant, Private Wealth Management and Asset Management, Pictet Group, Geneva and London.
- 2007 - 2010: Associate, Private Wealth Management Middle East Industry Expert, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE.
- 2007: Intern Journalist, AFP.
- 2006: Intern Analyst, Office of Congressman Frank R. Wolf, U.S. House of Representatives.
- 2005 - 2006: Intern Analyst, Eauropean Union Delegation to Lebanon.