Lisa Borders

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.{{Cite web|url=https://saportareport.com/lisa-borders-moment-helping-to-integrate-westminster-provided-life-and-career-lessons/|title=Lisa Borders' Moment helping to integrate Westminster provided life and career lessons|date=2012-04-23|website=SaportaReport|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-24}}

Borders is the granddaughter of civil rights leader Rev. William Holmes Borders, pastor of Atlanta's Wheat Street Baptist Church.{{Cite web|url=https://www.myajc.com/news/former-time-ceo-lisa-borders-resigned-after-son-was-accused-sexual-assault/vg15Fwc1cxw4zDy4NrZ9YK/|title=Former Time's Up CEO Lisa Borders resigned after son was accused of sexual assault|author=Local|agency=Associated Press|website=myajc|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}

Borders obtained a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a Masters of Science in health administration from the University of Colorado.{{cite web|url=http://www.coca-colacompany.com/our-company/senior-functional-leadership-lisa-borders|title=Senior Leadership: Lisa M. Borders: The Coca-Cola Company|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708103056/http://www.coca-colacompany.com/our-company/senior-functional-leadership-lisa-borders|archive-date=2015-07-08|access-date=2015-07-07}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LpUZDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA39|title=American Women Leaders: 1,560 Current Biographies|last=Hawkins|first=Carol Hooks|date=2008-11-18|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786438471|language=en}} She serves on the Duke University Board of Trustees.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2015/07/07/apple-ceo-cook-nba-commissioner-silver-among-8-new-trustees|title=Apple CEO Cook, NBA commissioner Silver among 8 new trustees | the Chronicle|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707231351/http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2015/07/07/apple-ceo-cook-nba-commissioner-silver-among-8-new-trustees|archive-date=2015-07-07|access-date=2015-07-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://trustees.duke.edu/trustees/lisa-borders-t79|title=Lisa Borders T'79 {{!}} Board of Trustees|website=trustees.duke.edu|access-date=2019-03-10}} As an undergraduate, she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.{{cite web|url=https://rollingout.com/2016/07/07/influential-women-of-alpha-kappa-alpha-sorority-incorporated/|title=Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated: Super-sheroes|website=rollingout.com|date=July 7, 2016}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gradyhealthfoundation.org/the-foundation/foundation-team/ |title=Foundation Team |access-date=September 16, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/14753557|title=Coca-Cola exec Borders named WNBA president|date=10 February 2016|website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2018/10/02/wnba-president-lisa-borders-steps-down-president-times|title=WNBA President Lisa Borders steps down to become first-ever President and CEO of Time's Up|last=release|first=Official|website=NBA.com|language=en|access-date=October 24, 2019}} 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. Her duties included presiding over and maintaining relationships with the city government.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/politics/21585345/detail.html|title=Borders Endorses Kasim Reed For Mayor - Politics News Story - WSB Atlanta|date=2009-11-11|publisher=Wsbtv.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132304/http://www.wsbtv.com/politics/21585345/detail.html|archive-date=2011-06-29|access-date=2011-09-14}} She was a candidate for mayor of Atlanta in 2009.{{Cite news|url=https://www.myajc.com/news/local/former-atlanta-mayoral-candidate-wnba-president-become-first-time-ceo/eoIvTtP76SBASHakQjCQrJ/|title=Former Atlanta city councilwoman, WNBA president to become first Time's Up CEO|last=Fiza Pirani|first=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}} On November 11, 2009, Borders endorsed mayoral candidate Kasim Reed for the runoff election, occurring between Reed and Mary Norwood on December 1, 2009.{{Cite web |title=Former City Council President Lisa Borders endorses Mary Norwood |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/12/04/former-city-council-president-lisa-borders.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.bizjournals.com}} Borders was succeeded in office by Ceasar Mitchell.Unfortunately, due to an unsuccessful mayoral campaign, Lisa Borders was unable to make final rent payments to the landlord where she leased office space during her campaign. Minus interest, the final payment which was due in 2009 exceeds $12,000. As of today, 08/23/2020, no payment has been made.

In 2010, Borders became a founding leader of No Labels, a 501(c)(4) citizens movement of Republicans, Democrats and Independents{{cite news|first=James |last=Oliphant |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-sep-26-la-na-moderates-20100926-story.html |title=Tired of 'tea party' sniping, moderates organize |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 26, 2010}} whose mission is to address the politics of problem solving.{{cite web |url=http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/06-02-10-houston-ground-zero-for-a-radical-political-movement-reaching-both-democrats-and-republicans/ |title=Houston ground zero for a radical political movement reaching both Democrats and Republicans |work=Culture Map Houston |date=June 2, 2010}}

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. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/wnba/2018/10/02/lisa-borders-wnba-president-times-ceo-announcement|title=Lisa Borders steps down from WNBA, becomes Time's Up President|last=Jones|first=Kaelen|website=SI.com|language=en|access-date=October 24, 2019}} She also served as the league's public face, hosting press conferences and doing a variety of interviews.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/lisa-borders-times-up-president-ceo|title=EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Borders, Time's Up's First President and C.E.O., Knows This Isn't Going to Be Easy|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=October 2, 2018|language=en|access-date=October 24, 2019}}

In October 2018, Borders left the league to become the first president and chief executive officer of Time's Up. In February 2019, she abruptly left her position at Time's Up due to sexual misconduct accusations against her son.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/movies/times-up-lisa-borders.html|title=Time's Up Chief Quit Over Sexual Misconduct Accusations Against Her Son|last=Buckley|first=Cara|date=February 22, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 24, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

In 2018, Borders was named by People magazine as one of their 25 Women Changing the World.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/human-interest/25-women-changing-the-world-2018/|title=Meet PEOPLE's 25 Women Changing the World of 2018|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}

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