Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Quotes


The things that are going to actually help you or me stay healthy are not necessarily the things that happen inside a doctor's office. They're the things that allow us to choose healthy lifestyles on a day-by-day basis.


Citations

Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa. "A Culture of Health." Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2014.

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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
  • Born: September 25, 1954
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Businesswoman, Physician

Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey is an American medical doctor and executive who served as president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation from 2003 to 2017. She was the first woman and the first African-American to head the foundation, which has an endowment of about $8 billion and distributes more than $400 million a year. She has been named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes several times, and one of The Grio's History Makers in the Making. She was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2016.