Lisa Anderson (’99, ’03) is one of our Distinguished Alumni Award winners for 2021. She is chief of the commercial air travel safety unit at the United Nations, a program she developed. She has a long history working in aviation and in industry groups, and volunteering with a variety of organizations doing good around the world.

We talked about the reasons that UN program exists; what triggered her career change away from flying; how vocal coaching affected her job prospects; why volunteering and mentoring is important to her; and much more.

The views that Lisa shares are her own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.