Rebecca Fishman Lipsey

Rebecca Fishman Lipsey is president and CEO of The Miami Foundation, the home base for generosity, leadership and connection focused on building a Miami where everyone thrives.

Since her appointment in 2020, Rebecca has grown the Foundation by 50%, infusing a commitment to equity into every grant program and initiative at the Foundation. Under her leadership, the Foundation has tackled serious issues like bringing internet to all disconnected families, building a proactive disaster resilience fund, mobilizing the philanthropic response to both COVID and the Surfside building collapse, and incubating countless coalitions and funding collaboratives to address both local and national needs. Rebecca was named “Best Non-Profit Executive” by The International Stevie Award for Women in Business, “Best Role Model” by Miami Today and “20 Under 40″ by The Miami Herald. 

Before leading The Miami Foundation, Rebecca was the youngest person in history appointed to the Florida Board of Education, overseeing educational policy impacting 3 million children from kindergarten through college. Rebecca founded Radical Partners, an incubator for social impact ventures. She started her career as a public schoolteacher, inspired by her grandparents’ experience as refugees years ago. She holds a master’s from Bank Street College of Education and graduated as valedictorian of her University of Pennsylvania undergraduate class.