Lisa Graves is a progressive activist who is the executive director of True North Research and president of the board of the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).

[5] She previously served as the Chief Counsel for Nominations on the United States Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice during the Clinton Administration.

[8] Graves joined the progressive watchdog group Center for Media and Democracy in 2009 as executive director.

[9][10] Graves has investigated and reported on the Koch Brothers, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and the State Policy Network.

[11] Graves has received awards from the Milwaukee Press Club,[12] the Sidney Award,[13] the Park Center for Independent Media,[14] the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,[15] and Cornell Law School.