Lisa Stephens

President & Chief Operating Officer

Lisa has spent much of her career fighting for justice throughout Illinois. She graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2000 and served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County’s criminal division from 2000–2007. Lisa then accepted the position of Chief of Medical Prosecutions for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Prior to joining the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago in January 2016, Lisa served as Chief of Staff and General Counsel for the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.