Lynn Rosenthal

Lynn Rosenthal is the first-ever White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. She works with Vice President Biden and the White House Council on Women and Girls to coordinate efforts across federal agencies to address domestic violence and sexual assault. Her areas of focus since assuming this post include increasing resources in the federal budget, chairing the Interagency Policy Group on Violence Against Women, and coordinating with other White House offices to integrate these issues into other Administration priorities. From 2000-2006, Lynn served as the Executive Director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) where she worked on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and assisted states and local communities with implementation of this groundbreaking federal legislation. Lynn also worked closely with corporate partners to bring funding to local communities to respond to domestic violence. Lynn has been widely recognized for her efforts to address domestic violence at the national, state and local levels. She has been a shelter director and leader of state domestic violence coalitions in Florida and New Mexico. In 2006, she was the first recipient of the Sheila Wellstone Institute National Advocacy Award.