Liz Lewinson is Chief Executive Officer of the Lenz Foundation. She leads the grant category titled "Women in Buddhism" and is chairperson of the Advisory Committee. She studied American Buddhism with Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz for 17 years and was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1992. A long time practitioner and teacher of meditation, she is the author of the award-winning biography, American Buddhist Rebel: Rama - Dr. Frederick Lenz and is narrator of the audiobook. She has published other books of Buddhist teachings. She was a senior vice president at several television studios before embarking on a successful career in technology and project/program management.