Lisa R. Jackson, Ph.D
Lisa R. Jackson, Ph.D. is the Founder and CEO of Insights Solutions Consulting which
provides strategic planning, leadership, and governance support to organizations. She
is also the founder of Stay Resolute, a website designed to provide free consulting
services to nonprofits.
Over the last 25 years Lisa has held a number of leadership positions in nonprofit and
philanthropic organizations. Most recently she served as the Executive Director of Tides
center and prior to that was the Managing Partner for the Imago De Fund (IDF) – a
family foundation based in Boston. Lisa regularly contributes to her blog, Sit with it for a
Minute and shares her expertise on a variety of issues including governance and
leadership. She also enjoys sharing her perspective on issues affecting the broader
social impact sector.
Lisa is originally from California, and currently lives in Newton, MA with her partner
Alden, her two children, and two cats. She has recently discovered kayaking and is a
novice bird watcher and gardener. She loves to travel and has had the fortune to visit
several countries outside of the USA recently including Costa Rica, Mexico, India,
Philippines, Zanzibar/Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.
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