Liz Thompson is a Senior Research Officer focused on the Foundation's ongoing learning. She supports the gathering and reporting of metrics to track Foundation progress on advancing its objectives, and collaborates with the Chief Philanthropy Officer and Program Team to gather actionable input to improve our grantmaking.
Liz has nearly 20 years of experience advising foundations and nonprofits on strategy development, program monitoring, and evaluation. Liz spent over 15 years with Patrizi Associates as a Senior Director, designing and conducting evaluations of foundation and nonprofit initiatives and program strategies. Prior to working with Patrizi Associates, Liz was a Vice President at Sutton Group, a marketing research and communications firm, where she evaluated communication campaigns, designed and managed audience research studies and market assessments to advance social change initiatives.
Liz holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland. She also has several published papers on developing and tracking foundation strategies. Outside of the office, Liz enjoys hiking in her free time.