Lisa Jordan has joined Porticus in September 2014, in the position of Senior Director of Strategy and Learning. She has worked on strengthening democracy and civil society through positions with NGOs, governments and private philanthropic foundations for twenty years. Before joining Porticus, Lisa was Executive Director of the Bernard van Leer Foundation. In this position she oversaw programmes and operations that impact over a million disadvantaged young children every year. Prior to joining the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Lisa served for nine years with the Ford Foundation as Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Governance and Civil Society Unit. She has acted as a consultant for numerous foundations in the fields of development and environment. She graduated cum laude in 1992 with a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands.

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