Lynn Varco

Contact: LVarco@mhif.org

Lynn serves as director of development, leading a philanthropy team focused on major and planned gifts, annual giving and prospect research. He is dedicated to connecting benefactors to Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation’s lifesaving mission to support world-class cardiovascular research and education.

As an advocate, he works to build donor relationships, secure philanthropic investment and engage contributors with MHIF’s pioneering advances in patient care that unlock new discoveries and create breakthrough therapies. Lynn has worked in philanthropy for more than 20 years, holding senior leadership roles in human service and health care nonprofits.

Lynn earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Chicago, holds a master’s degree in Catholic studies from the University of St. Thomas and was a policy fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.