Lisa M. Lawson is the president and chief executive officer of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Since taking the helm in 2019, Lawson has spearheaded Casey's Thrive by 25 percent, which aims to improve outcomes for adolescents ages fourteen to twenty-four to ensure they successfully transition to adulthood. In 2023, she was selected as one of Inside Philanthropy's fifty most powerful women in U.S. philanthropy. She lives in Baltimore.