As the Vice President of Research at the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Elisha leads the creation, development, analysis, and release of various research projects and initiatives relevant to the philanthropic sector’s most pressing issues. Before joining CEP in 2023, Elisha was a faculty fellow and professor of practice in philanthropy and education policy at the University of Texas, was the founder and CEO of Student Success Solutions, an education consulting firm, and she led several national and state level nonprofit organizations.

Elisha has additionally served on a range of state and national advisory groups including Google’s Equitable Artificial Intelligence Research Roundtable, the advisory board of the American Mathematics Education Study, and the national advisory board at Just Equations, where she is also a research fellow. She has spoken widely at conferences such as South by Southwest, has published articles and op-eds on educational inequities, and has been interviewed by various media outlets, including CNN.

SPEAKING TOPICS INCLUDE:

Trends in philanthropy

Lessons from MacKenzie Scott’s giving

Effective giving practices

The current state of nonprofits and stories of impact