The Chrysalis Center

MANAGEMENT

CEO/Executive Director

Mark Loranger

CEO/Executive Director Experience

As CEO, Mark sets Chrysalis’ strategy in partnership with the Board of Directors and oversees its operations. During his tenure, Mark has led significant expansion of Chrysalis, including a 60 percent growth in programmatic outcomes, the redevelopment or renovation of all four of its centers, and nearly doubling the agency’s revenue. In 2017, Chrysalis helped over 1,700 of its clients find employment.Prior to being named CEO in early 2009, Mark served as Vice President of Chrysalis Enterprises, a group of social enterprise businesses that provides transitional jobs for Chrysalis clients. These businesses employ more than 600 clients each year and are recognized as among the most innovative, successful, and impactful social enterprises in the United States.Mark is a frequent speaker on the topics of Social Enterprise, homelessness, and employment. He is a contributing author to the book, “Succeeding at Social Enterprise: Hard-Won Lessons for Non-Profits and Social Entrepreneurs.” Mark’s civic and community activities include: Advisory Board Member, BLOOM Initiative of the California Community Foundation; Advisory Board Member, SLAM! after school music education program; Senior Fellow at USC’s Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab; Adjunct Faculty Member in the Masters of Nonprofit Management Program at Antioch University-Los Angeles. In 2016, Mark was named by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the 500 most influential individuals in Los Angeles. He was one in a handful of nonprofit leaders to make the L.A. 500 list.Prior to joining Chrysalis, Mark served as a consultant to nonprofit organizations such as the Alzheimer’s Association, the Avon Products Foundation, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – this included the development and execution of large-scale fundraising walks. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California Davis and a Masters in International Business from George Washington University.

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