Lisa MacFarlane (born 1958) is an American educator who served as the 15th principal of Phillips Exeter Academy.
She then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in the English Language and Literature at Princeton University[4] and rowed for their Women's Rowing Team, and graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master's and doctoral degree in American Cultures.
On September 1, 2015, she replaced Thomas Hassan as principal of Phillips Exeter, where she also teaches English.
On January 25, 2019, Rawson was appointed as the 16th Principal Instructor of Phillips Exeter Academy.
Mr. Rawson is just the second alumnus (after William Saltonstall) in the last 143 years to serve as Exeter's Principal Instructor.