morning keynote | lois savage

After having spent many years as a real estate attorney and community volunteer, Lois Savage embarked on a second career in philanthropy and has served as president of The Lodestar Foundation since its inception in 1999. Lodestar’s mission is to expand the growth and impact of philanthropy through the pursuit of two strategies: (1) to support programs and nonprofits that primarily promote philanthropy, volunteerism and public service; and (2) to support long-term collaborations among nonprofits working in the same area in order to increase efficiency and impact and eliminate duplication of efforts. In addition to her Lodestar duties, Lois served as executive director of Social Venture Partners Arizona (a venture philanthropy organization initiated by Lodestar) during the first eighteen months of its existence. Lois was born and raised in Massachusetts; she holds a B.A. in English from Vassar College, an M.A. in English from Simmons College and a J.D. from Boston University.