Lynsey
Wood Jeffries
CEO
Higher Achievement
Bio
Ms. Jeffries holds a B.A. in English and sociology from Wake Forest University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, with a concentration in nonprofit management. She is committed to continual learning and growth, serving as a Fellow with the Kellogg Foundation focused on racial equity and healing, a Cross-Sector Leadership Fellow with the Presidio Institute, an NGen Fellow by the Independent Sector and American Express, and a member of the Leadership Greater Washington Class of 2011. Ms. Jeffries is a founding board member of Mundo Verde Public Charter School and a board member for the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. When she is not immersed in Higher Achievement or the nonprofit sector, Lynsey can usually be found in her Adams Morgan DC neighborhood with her beloved husband, son, and cat.