Dorri McWhorter

Crain’s Chicago Business has lauded Dorri McWhorter as a nonprofit disrupter who turned around a major agency by leading as if it’s a startup. McWhorter is a 2019 Inductee into the Chicago Innovation Hall of Fame. Her work to create a new paradigm for the social impact sector is featured in the documentary Uncharitable.

In 2021, McWhorter became President and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Under her leadership, the YMCA has modernized membership offerings, created partnerships with Nike and Peloton, and is developing a Community Hub within a mixed‐income net‐zero carbon emissions apartment complex in Downtown Chicago, and a wellness center with healthcare, grocery store and business incubator on Chicago’s west side. Previously, McWhorter served as CEO of the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, transforming it from a traditional social service organization to a 21st century social enterprise. She added ten service locations, increased the operating budget by 300%, and established a retirement plan with options for childcare providers and small business owners.

McWhorter led the effort to develop an exchange‐traded fund (ETF) for women’s empowerment (NYSE: WOMN) in partnership with Impact Shares.

Dorri received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin‐Madison, a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Lake Forest College.