Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
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Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey (born 1954) is the President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
, America's largest philanthropy
devoted to health
and health care
. She is the first woman and the first African-American to head the Foundation, which has an endowment of about $10 billion http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/search?ck=nck&andorexactfulltext=and&resourcetype=1&disp_type=&author1=dentzer&fulltext=&pubdate_year=&volume=&firstpage= and distributes more than $400 million a year http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-ctitian0607-26.html.
Risa was named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes.http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Risa-Lavizzo-Mourey_FVO0.html And one of the grio's History Makers in the Making http://www.thegrio.com/black-history/thegrios-100/thegrios-100-risa-lavizzo-mourey.php
Born in Seattle, Washington
, in 1954, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey earned her undergraduate degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
, her M.D. at Harvard Medical School
and completed her internship and residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. In 1984 she was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and received her master of business administration degree in health care administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in 1986. She is master and former regent of the American College of Physicians, where she chaired its committees on ethics and human rights. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_194.html.
Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey joined the Foundation in April 2001 as a senior vice president and director of its Health Care Group, overseeing all grantmaking and programs related to the Foundation's efforts in the areas of access and chronic illness care. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served in a variety of roles at the University of Pennsylvania
. She was director of the Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania
; chief of the division of geriatric medicine; Sylvan Eisman Professor of Medicine and Health Care Systems; and associate chief of staff for geriatrics and extended care for the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center. She also served in the United States Department of Health and Human Services
as deputy administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research (now known as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
). Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey was a member of the White House
Task Force on Health Care Reform and served as a consultant to the White House
on issues of health policy.
Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey has served on several federal advisory committees, including the Task Force on Aging Research, the Office of Technology Assessment Panel on Preventive Services for Medicare Beneficiaries, the Institute of Medicine
's Panel on Disease and Disability Prevention Among Older Adults, and the National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics (where she chaired the Subcommittee on Minority Populations).
She also served on the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry. She recently completed service as co-vice chair of a congressionally requested Institute of Medicine
study on racial disparities in health care http://www.time.com/time/2004/obesity/speakers/mourey.html.
She is married to Dr. Robert Lavizzo-Mourey and has two adult children. She currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey
.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the United States' largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care; it is based in Princeton, New Jersey. The foundation's mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans...
, America's largest philanthropy
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
devoted to health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
and health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
. She is the first woman and the first African-American to head the Foundation, which has an endowment of about $10 billion http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/search?ck=nck&andorexactfulltext=and&resourcetype=1&disp_type=&author1=dentzer&fulltext=&pubdate_year=&volume=&firstpage= and distributes more than $400 million a year http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-ctitian0607-26.html.
Risa was named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes.http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Risa-Lavizzo-Mourey_FVO0.html And one of the grio's History Makers in the Making http://www.thegrio.com/black-history/thegrios-100/thegrios-100-risa-lavizzo-mourey.php
Born in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, in 1954, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey earned her undergraduate degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
State University of New York at Stony Brook
The State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, about east of Manhattan....
, her M.D. at Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
and completed her internship and residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. In 1984 she was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and received her master of business administration degree in health care administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in 1986. She is master and former regent of the American College of Physicians, where she chaired its committees on ethics and human rights. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_194.html.
Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey joined the Foundation in April 2001 as a senior vice president and director of its Health Care Group, overseeing all grantmaking and programs related to the Foundation's efforts in the areas of access and chronic illness care. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served in a variety of roles at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. She was director of the Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
; chief of the division of geriatric medicine; Sylvan Eisman Professor of Medicine and Health Care Systems; and associate chief of staff for geriatrics and extended care for the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center. She also served in the United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
as deputy administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research (now known as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which supports research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective...
). Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey was a member of the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
Task Force on Health Care Reform and served as a consultant to the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
on issues of health policy.
Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey has served on several federal advisory committees, including the Task Force on Aging Research, the Office of Technology Assessment Panel on Preventive Services for Medicare Beneficiaries, the Institute of Medicine
Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
's Panel on Disease and Disability Prevention Among Older Adults, and the National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics (where she chaired the Subcommittee on Minority Populations).
She also served on the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry. She recently completed service as co-vice chair of a congressionally requested Institute of Medicine
Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
study on racial disparities in health care http://www.time.com/time/2004/obesity/speakers/mourey.html.
She is married to Dr. Robert Lavizzo-Mourey and has two adult children. She currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
.
External links
- Philanthropy Profile
- http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/search?ck=nck&andorexactfulltext=and&resourcetype=1&disp_type=&author1=dentzer&fulltext=&pubdate_year=&volume=&firstpage=
- http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-ctitian0607-26.html
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_194.html
- http://www.time.com/time/2004/obesity/speakers/mourey.html
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00EED71E38F935A35753C1A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
- http://www.rwjf.org/about/staffbio.jsp?id=6612&departmentId=24