Lisa Graves
Lisa Graves is a progressive activist who is senior fellow and former executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy. She served in this role from 2009 to 2017, when she became president of True North Research and co-director of DocumentedInvestigations.org. Graves also serves on the advisory board of UnKoch.Career
Graves received her J.D. degree from Cornell Law School. She previously served as the Chief Counsel for Nominations on the United States Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Patrick Leahy and as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice during the Clinton Administration. Graves also worked as the Senior Legislative Strategist on national security issues for the American Civil Liberties Union, and as an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School.
Graves joined the progressive watchdog group Center for Media and Democracy in 2009 as executive director. Graves has investigated and reported on the Koch Brothers, the American Legislative Exchange Council, and the State Policy Network.Accolades
