Biography
Lisa Valone is passionate about enabling women and girls to have agency to choose the life they desire through control of their reproductive health, pathways to climate and economic resiliency and access to education. Lisa is a board member of MSI Reproductive Choices US which provides contraception and abortion services that enable women around the world to choose their own futures. Lisa is a founding member of Mercy Corps’ Women’s Climate Alliance which supports women in climate-vulnerable regions lead advances in adaptive solutions. As a member of Women Moving Millions, she leads the effort to educate and expand international philanthropy among members. Lisa has been a board member of Health Equity International, which provides healthcare in Haiti, and the 1000 Women Leaders Campaign of the UN’s Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund. Earlier in her career, Lisa founded Operation Smile Brazil and worked at the American Red Cross and a health insurance plan for Medicaid recipients.