Lisa Wolverton

Background

About Lisa Wolverton

The majority of my work in the past ten years has focused on the non-profit sector, both as an active investor in social change, managing our family foundation and leading The Philanthropy Workshop Canada. The Wolverton Foundation is a small Vancouver-based, private family foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for musical education for youth who face barriers in their lives - to maximize their creative, academic, and social potential. We facilitate our granting with our longtime grantee partner, The Sarah McLachlan School of Music, by providing a permanent home for the school in East Vancouver. After six years as a board member and former Chair of the UK & US Board of Directors of The Philanthropy Workshop (TPW), I am thrilled to take on the role of President of TPW Canada in June, 2022. TPW is a network of over 400 global leaders committed to solving the world’s most pressing social issues. Founded in 1985 by the Rockefeller Foundation and as the largest network of its kind, TPW engages humble leaders who seek to leverage their time, talent, resources and networks for sustainable impact. Currently and throughout my career, I've had a number of different roles- Co-owner of the Pacific Investment Corporation, which manages a diverse portfolio of commercial properties and businesses, such as Mark James Group and Northam beverages LP- Proud mentor for the Loran Scholarship Foundation of Canada- Board member and Board Chair, The Philanthropy Workshop, UK & US board- Associate member of the TONIIC network of impact investors- Member of the Council of Advocates of the Freedom Fund, a leader in the global movement to end modern slavery- Member of the Steering Committee, Open Data Initiative - Member of the Giving Ring of Women Canada My background includes serving on the Board of Directors of UNICEF Canada, Family Services of the North Shore (Vancouver). I was also the founder and President of GenerationChild, a Canadian-based charity that provided small grants to community-based organisations working around the world. In 2015, I chaired The Next Billion conference, an event which addressed women & the global economy, in partnership with the World Bank, UN Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank of Reconstruction & Development and the Vancouver Board of Trade. I am a proud member of GROW, The Giving Ring of Women in Canada that helps women and girls across Canada gain social and economic self-sufficiency. I am passionate about supporting social investment strategies that help drive change.