Lisa Mensah
President and CEO
Statewide
Executive Team
lmensah@oregoncf.org
(503) 227-6846
Lisa Mensah is the President and CEO of Oregon Community Foundation, overseeing one of the largest community foundations in the United States and one of only a few with a statewide focus. A native of Beaverton, Oregon, she earned a Master of Arts from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University.
Prior to her leadership role at Oregon Community Foundation, Mensah served as CEO of the Opportunity Finance Network, where she applied her extensive expertise in both public and private sector financial strategies to enhance economic security. She served as the USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development during the Obama Administration, founded the Initiative on Financial Security at The Aspen Institute, and held key leadership positions at the Ford Foundation. She began her professional career in commercial banking.
Mensah is actively engaged in various philanthropic and financial initiatives. She serves on the boards of Ecotrust, Feeding America, Fidelity Bank of Ghana, and the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa (USA). Additionally, she is a member of the Advisory Committees for Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women initiative and the Gaia Impact Fund.
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“Money scattered in a dark place brings light.”
Ghanaian Proverb