Lisa Borders
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Lisa Borders | |
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.jpg) Lisa Borders at WNBA game in 2018 | |
| 4th President of the WNBA | |
| In office February 10, 2016 – October 2, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Laurel J. Richie |
| Succeeded by | Mark Tatum (interim) |
| President of the Atlanta City Council | |
| In office August 16, 2004 – January 4, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Cathy Woolard |
| Succeeded by | Ceasar Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1958 (age 67–68) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Relations | William Holmes Borders (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Duke University University of Colorado |
Lisa Michelle Borders (born November 25, 1957) is the former president and chief executive officer of Time's Up[1][2] and former president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[3]
Lisa Borders was born on November 25th in 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Atlanta Public Schools, and later The Westminster Schools in 1965 after her parents wanted a more academically challenging environment for her. At Westminster, she was one of seven African-American students on campus and fellow students were often hostile.[4]
Borders is the granddaughter of civil rights leader Rev. William Holmes Borders, pastor of Atlanta's Wheat Street Baptist Church.[5]
Borders obtained a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a Masters of Science in health administration from the University of Colorado.[6][7] She serves on the Duke University Board of Trustees.[8][9] As an undergraduate, she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[10]
Career
Borders was the president of the Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation where she led a five-year, $325 million capital campaign before serving with the Atlanta City Council.[11][12][13] From 2004 to 2010, she was president of the Atlanta City Council of Atlanta, Georgia, having been elected at-large in an August 10, 2004 special election, her first run for public office. After being sworn in on August 16, 2004,[14] her duties included presiding over and maintaining relationships with the city government.[15] She was a candidate for mayor of Atlanta in 2009.[16] On November 11, 2009, Borders endorsed mayoral candidate Kasim Reed for the runoff election, occurring between Reed and Mary Norwood on December 1, 2009.[17] Borders was succeeded in office by Ceasar Mitchell.[18]
In 2010, Borders became a founding leader of No Labels, a 501(c)(4) citizens movement of Republicans, Democrats and Independents[19] whose mission is to address the politics of problem solving.[20]
Borders was the vice president of global community affairs at The Coca-Cola Company before becoming the fourth president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) on February 10, 2016.[12] As president, she established live streaming games on Twitter and launched the WNBA's one-day fantasy game. In 2017, the league recorded its highest attendance rate and the season was its most-watched in four years.[21][13] She also served as the league's public face, hosting press conferences and doing a variety of interviews.[22]
In October 2018, Borders left the league to become the first president and chief executive officer of Time's Up.[21] In February 2019, she abruptly left her position at Time's Up due to sexual misconduct accusations against her son.[23]