Lynette Marshall, President and CEO
Lynette L. Marshall became president of The University of Iowa Foundation in August 2006. In her first four years at Iowa, the Foundation has experienced record performance and growth for people and programs throughout The University of Iowa. She has launched a number of initiatives, including a program to engage more UI students in philanthropy and volunteerism; efforts to involve more women in philanthropic leadership; and a strategic planning effort that is guiding the Foundation in its service to the University.
A graduate of the University of Illinois and a longtime and senior fundraising professional there, Marshall earned her Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) designation from the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 1992, is a member of several national fundraising organizations, and has taught development workshops nationally and internationally.
Marshall was reared on a fifth-generation family farm near Peoria, Illinois. She and her husband, Jeffery Ford, have two children: Michael graduated from the University of Illinois in 2010, with a major in electrical and computer engineering and mathematics and a minor in German. He is pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering, also at the University of Illinois. Katharine is a graduate of City High School in Iowa City and is attending The University of Iowa majoring in International Studies.
Marshall and Ford enjoy providing leadership to several community organizations in the Iowa City area. Marshall, whom the Corridor Business Journal named among its 2010 Women of Influence, is a member of the Iowa City Noon Rotary, where she serves on the board of directors and chairs the World Community Service Committee. In addition, she is a member of the 2011 Johnson County United Way Board of Directors and Women's Leadership Circle. Ford serves on the boards of Riverside Theatre and The Housing Fellowship, and is past chair of the board of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City. Marshall and Ford have enjoyed hosting many foreign exchange students in their home, particularly through Rotary and 4-H.
