Nancy Lublin

Lublin attended the Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford, Connecticut, before graduating from Brown University in 1993, Oxford University (where she was a Marshall Scholar), and New York University School of Law.

In 1995, Lublin founded the organization Dress for Success, starting with $5,000 in seed money and a group of nuns in Harlem. The organization provides women with interview suits and career development training in more than 114 cities in 12 countries.

From August 2003 to October 2015, Lublin oversaw the growth of Do Something and led the effort to begin awarding more grant money to younger candidates seeking social change. The not-for-profit company has seen a significant revival, primarily in its use of online marketing and social campaigns. In 2007 the organization began hosting the DoSomething Awards (previously held, since 1996, as the Br!ck Awards). Broadcast on VH1 (through 2013), they were the first televised awards show celebrating volunteerism, and featured hosts including Jane Lynch (2011), cast members of New Girl (2012), and Sophia Bush (2013). Since 2013, the DoSomething Awards have been given monthly, awarding scholarships to young people that have distinguished themselves through volunteerism.

Lublin's resignation letter from Do Something was picked up by Refinery29 with the headline "This Might Be The Best Resignation Letter Ever Written." The letter itself described Lublin's successes at the organization.

Lublin wrote a monthly column in Fast Company entitled "Do Something". She has been a featured speaker at TED conferences.

In 2013, while still CEO of Do Something, Lublin developed her first TED talk into the foundation for a new nonprofit organization, Crisis Text Line. Crisis Text Line is the first 24/7, free, nationwide text line, using big data techniques (and algorithms) to stack-rank the texter queue based on severity.

In 2020, after multiple complaints about management, Crisis Text Line staffers staged a virtual walkout and Twitter campaign demanding the Board of Directors create an "anti-racist" work environment. In response the Board terminated Lublin and replaced two board members.

In 2022 Lublin was named as an investor in Wicked Saints, a new gaming studio with an all-female C-suite.

In 2022 Lublin cofounded the seed-stage investment company Primiga LLC with Kathi Lublin.