Caroline Boudreaux

Caroline Boudreaux is an American businesswoman and social entrepreneur. In 2000, she left her career in TV advertising to found Texas-based international nonprofit Miracle Foundation.

Early life and education Boudreaux was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Her father worked as a pharmacist in the family store and her mother was a social worker. She earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Louisiana State University and planned to be a therapist. In 1992, she moved to Austin after applying to graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin but was not accepted. Boudreaux felt dissatisfied with her life. Asking God to reveal her purpose, Boudreaux promised she would act once it was shown to her. She had quit her job and was traveling with a friend Mother's Day 2000 when they visited an orphanage in Choudwar, India, It was there she met a one year old girl who seemed to especially need emotional attention, so she picked her up and sang her a lullaby. Working with an Indian partner to build orphanages,

In 2009, Boudreaux hired as the foundation's COO high-tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Davis, who questioned why the foundation was building new orphanages when it could partner with existing ones. Inspired by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, they developed a set of child rights and used them as benchmarks to create measurable standards for orphanage care. Boudreaux said that her NGO’s biggest challenge is reaching enough people, which depends on raising enough money. The foundation launched a Mother's Day campaign on social media in 2017 to encourage people to donate in honor their mother. Received the Humanitarian Award by the United Nations' Austin chapter in 2017 Named a Global Visionary by UBS in 2017

Personal life Boudreaux is married and lives in New York City.