In 2020, Lisa Greening started St. Louis’ chapter of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Turn the Page STL, to improve third-grade reading proficiency in the lowest performing school districts in St. Louis. For ten years, she was the Executive Director of Ready Readers, a St. Louis nonprofit dedicated to preparing preschool-age children from low-income communities to become readers.
Starting in 1995 until April 2020, she was co-owner of Left Bank Books, St. Louis’ independent bookstore. Lisa has her Bachelor of Arts in international studies and her Master of Arts in teaching from John Hopkins University. She was a “30 Under 30” Awardee of the St. Louis Business Journal, and the 2017 Business Leader Awardee by the state of Missouri in recognition of her dedication to improving the lives of Missouri’s children. She resides in her hometown, St. Louis.