Chris Lesner
Founder & CEO, Project World Impact
Chris founded Project World Impact (PWI) at age 20, after helping build a college-era digital marketing company that served multiple Fortune 500 clients. His vision from day one: impact hundreds of millions of people.
Today, PWI Brands span six verticals, anchored by projectworldimpact.com, where nonprofits collectively raise over $1 billion annually and have reached more than 20 million cause-minded users. PWI also runs a full-service digital marketing agency, builds nonprofit software, was one of the first Google Certified Professional Agencies through AdvertisingGrant.org, and advances generosity through the PWI Foundation.
Chris hosts the Servant Leadership Podcast, with over 3 million listeners. He serves on boards including Thrivent, Judson University, Children's Hunger Fund, and New Canaan Society, and is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurial Marketing at Wheaton College Graduate School. He has been featured in the Boston Globe, Fox News, and the Chicago Tribune.
Chris lives in Wayne, IL, with his wife, Jenn, and their two sons, Levi and Judah.
