As Chief Financial Officer, Ellen Levine directs the financial, accounting, and strategic operations of The Foundling and is responsible for the overall fiscal function and performance of the organization.

Ellen comes to The Foundling with over 25 years of experience in fiscal management and leadership at the City of New York. She most recently served as the Chief Program Performance and Financial Management Officer at the New York City Department of Social Services where she was a member of the Executive Team in NYC’s largest social services agency. She managed over $15 billion in annual expense and capital funding, was responsible for data analytics, performance management, and research and evaluation. Prior to that role, Ellen served as the Assistant Director of the Social Services Task Force at the New York City Office of Management and Budget where she oversaw the budgets of five NYC social service agencies and supported the development of new policy initiatives in areas including child welfare, early childhood education, juvenile justice, aging, and homelessness.