The Pittsburgh Foundation
Lisa Millspaugh Schroeder has extensive experience in leadership roles within non-profit organizations. Currently, they are the President and CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation, where they lead efforts to improve the quality of life in the Pittsburgh region through philanthropy. Prior to this, they served as the President and CEO of Parks & People Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to connecting Baltimore citizens to parks.
Lisa also held the position of President and CEO at Riverlife, where they played a crucial role in redeveloping Pittsburgh's riverfronts. Lisa successfully negotiated public-private partnerships and oversaw the development of multiple riverfront open space projects. In addition to their roles as a CEO, Lisa also served as the Director of Education at Greater Portland Landmarks, where they developed educational programs and publications focusing on historic preservation.
Lisa started their career as a Manager at Real Estate Services Group (now Place Economics), where they provided technical assistance for downtown revitalization plans and expanded the client base to multiple states and countries. Throughout their career, Lisa has demonstrated their commitment to community engagement, preservation, and promoting responsible philanthropy.
Lisa Millspaugh Schroeder earned their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Following their undergraduate studies, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in the field of School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation from Columbia University, which they completed from 1983 to 1985.
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations and is the 15th largest of more than 750 community foundations across the United States. As a community foundation, our resources comprise endowment funds established by individuals, businesses and organizations with a passion for charitable giving and a deep commitment to the Pittsburgh community. The Foundation currently has more than 2,200 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations, assets of more than $1.2 billion. The Foundation's grants benefit a broad spectrum of community life within Pittsburgh and beyond The Foundation has strengthened its focus on community and the positive impact it strives to achieve through its grantmaking, the engagement of its donors in critical regional issues and its activities around convening and leadership in collaboration with funding and civic partners.