Lisa Gilbert works in Washington, D.C., as an advocate for government transparency and integrity, fighting against big money politics, and working to make elections more fair and accessible to all. She develops policy, lobbies and writes on an agenda of fair and honest government and participatory democracy.
Prior to joining U.S. PIRG, Ms. Gilbert worked with the Fund for the Public Interest. She spent two years as a campaign director running large citizen outreach campaigns in Washington, D.C., Seattle, Wash., Chicago, Ill., and New York, N.Y., to pass legislation on social justice and environmental issue campaigns for organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign, Sierra Club and Environment Washington. She then worked for three years as the national trainer for the Fund, where she worked to improve fundraising metrics, increase campaign product, and test new models of running grassroots outreach campaigns.
Ms. Gilbert received a B.A. from Colgate University, (Philosophy with Honors), in 2003.
