Managing Director Draper Richard Kaplan FoundationDraper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Lisa Jordan is a senior philanthropic executive with a twenty year career focused on impact and systemic change. She is a Managing Director for the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, the largest venture philanthropy in the United States. She has served as CEO of Bernard van Leer Foundation, CSO at Porticus Foundation and in leadership positions at the Ford Foundation.
Lisa is a well-known speaker on democracy and globalization. She is co-editor of ‘NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and Innovations’ (2006, Earthscan). Lisa was recently named as one of the top ten ‘civic influencers’ in the Netherlands and serves on multiple social enterprise boards. She is deeply committed to strengthening civil society. She acts as a consultant for many foundations on issues of strategy, venture philanthropy and blended financial approaches to achieve impact.
Clean EnergyEarly Childhood to Primary EducationHuman RightsInternational JusticeResponsible Supply ChainsSustainable Markets
Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa