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Thank you and best wishes to Risa Lavizzo-Mourey


Earlier today Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, the first woman and the first African American to lead the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), announced that she was stepping down from her role as President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

I have been honored to serve with Risa on the RWJF Board. Her leadership is unparalleled: visionary and strategic, but with compassion and strong conviction. Risa is the origin of the “Culture of Health” movement that is sweeping the country now and will continue for years to come. She has put a face on the public health needs of the most vulnerable in this country, and made clear the essential role the private sector plays in building healthier, more equitable communities.

As an outspoken advocate of looking at health not just as healthcare, but as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and play, Risa and RWJF are transforming our nation’s approach to wellness. Her work as CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has personally touched thousands and will impact millions. She will be sorely missed, but her legacy will live on in the countless life-changing initiatives she has cultivated at the Foundation.

I wish her all the best.

Risa’s inspiring good-bye letter and charge for the future.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation press release