Lois Morrison

Lois Morrison serves as executive director of the Harold M. and Adeline S. Morrison Family Foundation; a foundation committed to working in partnership with others to advance economic and ecological health through environmental education programs, particularly to benefit underserved communities.  Prior to the Foundation, Lois served as director of conservation for The Nature Conservancy’s Great Lakes Program where she worked to protect and restore the Great Lakes ecosystem.  Lois has extensive conservation policy and project management experience from working in a variety of capacities, including policy analyst for the Council of Great Lakes Governors and natural resources manager for the Clinton Administration’s President’s Council on Sustainable Development.  Lois serves on the board of a local watershed organization, is co-chair of the Donors Forum of Illinois’ Environmental Grantmakers Group, and serves on the Local School Council of her daughters’ school.  Lois received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA and Masters in Environmental Policy from Yale University.  Lois lives in Chicago with her husband, Justin, and two daughters, Josephine and Addie.