Sharyanne McSwain
President
As President and co-leader of Echoing Green, Sharyanne McSwain oversees the people and priorities needed to translate Echoing Green’s vision and strategic plan into impact.
She joined the organization with more than 30 years of financial services and business operations experience, working in nonprofit management, financial engineering, financial services marketing, and municipal finance.
Prior to Echoing Green, Sharyanne served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization that strives to preserve and share humanity’s stories, many shared on its NPR radio broadcast. She also had a successful career in international financial services and business operations working over 30 years on investment banking teams in New York, Japan, and France. Sharyanne was the lead banker on the creation of the first US-based structured investment vehicle with assets of $5 billion, and her multi-currency, multi-national receivables asset securitization won accolades from International Financing Review.
Sharyanne received an MBA from INSEAD in France and received a BA in Urban Studies from Mount Holyoke College. She is an active alum at both of those institutions, having served in board roles. She also serves on the board of several nonprofits, including Airbnb.org and Aide et Actions. Sharyanne lives in Brooklyn where she spends her free time tending her roof garden and collecting art.
