Lisa Jordan

Lisa Jordan is a senior philanthropic executive with a twenty-year career focused on impact and systemic change. Prior to her engagement in philanthropy, Ms. Jordan was a founding director of the largest parliamentary body in the world focused on global environmental challenges the Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE). She started her career as a legislative assistant to Congressman Jim Scheuer (8th NY) and has led many non-profit programs and organizations in Europe and the United States. She is co-editor of ‘NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles, and Innovations’ (2006, Earthscan) and a well-known speaker on democracy and globalization. In 2018 she was named in the Netherlands as one of the top ten influencers in civil society.