Chief executive, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S.
Courtesy of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Harvard-trained geriatrician — she still practices at a community clinic in New Jersey — directs one of the largest health-oriented nonprofit foundations in the world.
The first woman and first African American to head the foundation, Lavizzo-Mourey oversaw the $7.5 billion endowment's largest single donation yet — $500 million toward combating childhood obesity.
A champion of prevention over treatment, she reportedly said the economic belt-tightening has "made everyone focus on health, and not just sickness care."
This outdoorswoman hiked South America's Inca trails last year. [rc]
— Amina Khan
2009 Forbes.com LLC™
August 19, 2009
USA: Practising Geriatrician Ranked #30 Among Forbes' Most Powerful Women
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NEW YORK, NY / Forbes Magazine / ForbesWomen / August 19, 2009
The 100 Most Powerful Women
#30 Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
The Harvard-trained geriatrician—she still practices at a community clinic in New Jersey—directs one of the largest health-oriented nonprofit foundations in the world.
Chief executive, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S.
Courtesy of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Harvard-trained geriatrician — she still practices at a community clinic in New Jersey — directs one of the largest health-oriented nonprofit foundations in the world.
The first woman and first African American to head the foundation, Lavizzo-Mourey oversaw the $7.5 billion endowment's largest single donation yet — $500 million toward combating childhood obesity.
A champion of prevention over treatment, she reportedly said the economic belt-tightening has "made everyone focus on health, and not just sickness care."
This outdoorswoman hiked South America's Inca trails last year. [rc]
— Amina Khan
2009 Forbes.com LLC™
Chief executive, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S.
Courtesy of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Harvard-trained geriatrician — she still practices at a community clinic in New Jersey — directs one of the largest health-oriented nonprofit foundations in the world.
The first woman and first African American to head the foundation, Lavizzo-Mourey oversaw the $7.5 billion endowment's largest single donation yet — $500 million toward combating childhood obesity.
A champion of prevention over treatment, she reportedly said the economic belt-tightening has "made everyone focus on health, and not just sickness care."
This outdoorswoman hiked South America's Inca trails last year. [rc]
— Amina Khan
2009 Forbes.com LLC™
