Lynn Malzone Ierardi, J.D. has been in the estate and gift planning field for more than 30 years. She has served as Director of Gift Planning for the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) since 2005 and as an independent gift planning consultant (www.GiftPlanningAdvisor.com, founded in 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 and real estate law. Lynn served as the 2019 Board Chair of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP), is a member of the CGP Leadership Institute, and a regular faculty member for the Planned Giving Course. She has been a member of CGP since 1993. She is a past board member and past President of the New Jersey Council of Charitable Gift Planners and a current board member of the Planned Giving Council of Greater Philadelphia (PGCGP). As a dynamic and highly rated speaker, Lynn has presented at conferences and meetings internationally on a variety of gift planning topics. Lynn is a graduate of Lycoming College and Fordham University School of Law, and is a Proud Penn Parent - times two!
