Marisa Renee Lee
Marisa Renee Lee is a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of Beacon Advisors, which is a mission-driven, social impact consulting firm that advises clients to identify and solve for important social objectives on a range of issues including racial and gender equity, criminal justice, education, and equal access to opportunity.
Prior to founding Beacon Advisors, Marisa served as the Managing Director of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, the non-profit born out of President Obama's call to action to address the barriers to success that boys and young men of color disproportionately face along the path of life. Marisa has also co-founded two non-profits Supportal, a platform that makes it easy for people to respond when someone they care about is faced with a life-changing challenge; and in honor of her mother Lisa, The Pink Agenda, a breast cancer non-profit committed to raising money for breast cancer research and direct care service programs in partnership with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Marisa began her career at Brown Brothers Harriman as an Associate in the Commodities banking group. She then joined the Obama Administration first as an appointee at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and later joined the White House Domestic Policy Council and the White House Office of Public Engagement where she ultimately served as President Obama’s Deputy Director of Private Sector Engagement. Marisa has authored op-eds on race, opportunity, economic mobility, and grief for CNN, Glamour, Refinery29, Bustle, Thrive, Philanthropy News Digest, Option B, News One, and a host of other outlets. She is a graduate of Harvard College and an avid Green Bay Packers fan. She resides in the D.C. area with her husband Matt and their dog Sadie.