Dr. Lisa Belzberg is the Founder of the non-profit organization PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement in Learning). She has worked for political campaign consultant David Garth, as a producer of The Charlie Rose Show, as a Principal at Leeds Equity Partners, and she is currently an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and Senior Advisor at YearUp.
Dr. Belzberg was named one of the “10 Most Influential New Yorkers” by New York magazine. She is an active Board member of OneFamily Fund, Action Canada, THEIRWORLD, The JDC, served on The Governor’s NY Education Reform Commission, and sits on the Dean’s Council for NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education. Dr. Belzberg holds a BA from Barnard College, an MSc from The London School of Economics, and a PhD in Education from New York University.