Marie Trzupek Lynch

Marie Trzupek Lynch, Advisory Board, a passionate leader for advancing economic mobility for Chicagoland residents, is the chief talent and culture officer at Morningstar.

Lynch leads Morningstar’s global talent and culture team responsible for scaling its talent strategy and operations, building an inclusive culture, overseeing the DEI strategy, and driving a world class employee experience for all Morningstar employees.

Prior to joining Morningstar, she was the founding president and CEO of Skills for Chicagoland’s Future. Skills, a nonprofit, creates demand-driven solutions for employers to get unemployed and underemployed Chicagoland residents back to work.

She also launched and served as founding president of Chicago Career Tech, a career retraining initiative for unemployed emerging- and middle-income Chicagoans. She also spent eight years working for the YMCA in the roles of Executive Vice President of Human Services and Housing for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, as well as the Director of Operations for Y-USA. Prior to this, Lynch worked at Deloitte in the consulting practice, and in the City of Chicago Mayor’s Office.

She also served on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) for the U.S. Commerce Department. 

Lynch was named a 2019 Woman of Influence by the Chicago Business Journal.  She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, where she was awarded the 2018 LAS Alumni Humanitarian Award, and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago.