Lisa Brown (born March 6, 1960) served as the first White House Staff Secretary in the Obama White House, assuming that post on January 20, 2009.
Earlier, during the 2008-2009 presidential transition, she served as Co-Chair of Agency Review.
Prior to joining the Obama-Biden Transition Team, she served as Executive Director of the American Constitution Society, a progressive legal organization.
After President Obama's 2011 State of the Union Address, Brown joined the Office of Management and Budget to assist the ambitious effort to draft a government reorganization proposal.Since March 2013, she has served as the chief legal counsel to Georgetown University as Vice President and General Counsel.