Lisa Philp will join the Foundation Center in October 2011 as Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft. In this newly created position, she will work with foundations, donors and their advisors, and philanthropy associations to meet their needs for custom knowledge services to increase impact and enhance effectiveness.

Lisa previously served as Managing Director and Global Head of Philanthropic Services for the J.P. Morgan Private Bank in New York. In this role, she oversaw $100+ million in annual grantmaking by 65 foundations and, with her team, advised several hundred major donors each year.

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 1998, Lisa served as a Program Officer for Youth Development and Education at The Robin Hood Foundation and as Director of Communications and Government Relations at Philanthropy New York. Her additional experience includes positions at several Washington, DC-based organizations, including the American Film Institute at the Kennedy Center, the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Public Technology, Inc.

Lisa formerly served as Chair of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, a Vice Chair of The New York Women’s Foundation, and as a board member of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families. A frequent commentator on philanthropy matters in the press, she has also taught Master’s level coursework on philanthropy as an adjunct professor at New York University.

Lisa earned an M.B.A. in marketing and nonprofit management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and received her B.A. in Asian studies and economics from the University of Michigan. She recently completed a mid-career Revson Fellowship at Columbia University, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Education at Teachers College.