Nancy Robertson founded the Grace Children’s Foundation (GCF) and has spent nearly three decades working on the front lines of pediatric humanitarian care, helping children whose families had little or no access to the medical, surgical, rehabilitative and non-clinical resources necessary for their well-being.

Among them were children whose parents or guardians simply could not find the care their child needed, as well as children who had been abandoned with little hope of treatment. Nancy often says the most profound lessons of her work have come from the children themselves. Their courage and grace in the face of illness, extreme poverty, war and abandonment have shaped her conviction that every child deserves the opportunity not only to survive, but to flourish.

Over time, what began as a small network of physicians, hospitals and compassionate partners grew into a global community of people and institutions ready to help. Through these experiences she became compelled to continue advancing her life’s work, grounded in a simple truth: extraordinary medical expertise exists throughout the world, yet it is often scattered and disconnected. Randomness is not a system.

That realization led to the development of the Children’s Resource Exchange (CRE). Being built in collaboration with innovators at Microsoft and other global partners, the CRE aims to scale a case-by-case humanitarian effort into a secure, coordinated platform capable of accelerating access to medical professionals, institutions and support resources around the world.

Those who work on the frontlines for children know that the work is often carried forward through a quiet balance of grief and resolve—grief for suffering that should never have happened, and resolve to ensure that more children find the care they need. Nancy continues         to guide the evolution of the Children’s Resource Exchange with the support of physicians, technologists, humanitarian partners and donors, along with the dedicated boards of directors  and advisors who help advance the work.

Nancy lives in New York City with her husband Brooks Robertson. Living in the heart of the city, they remain inspired by the remarkable global tapestry of people from every background finding their place in the world—often fitting together like pieces of a great puzzle and, more often than not, finding ways to live alongside one another in peace. They are the proud parents of Grace Robertson, the love of their lives.