Lisa Russell, MPH is an Asian American Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker, Academy-Nicholl quarterfinalist screenwriter and arts curator who has 15+ years producing films and curating creative events that lie at the intersection of arts, social justice and global development.

An established global leader, she is a three-time TEDx speaker, FXB Board Member, SheDecides Global Champion, EarthxFilm Advisory Council Member, UN/NGO contracted storyteller and arts curator, Fulbright Specialist, writer and is a regular presenter at film festivals, storytelling summits, leading universities, international conferences and youth leadership programs. A testimony to her understanding of different storytelling devices, she is a regular juror for the National News and Documentary Emmy Awards and the United Nations SDGs in Action Film Festival.