Marisa Renee Lee

About the Author

Marisa Renee Lee is the award-winning and bestselling author of Grief is Love. She has been featured on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, in Vogue and The Atlantic, and NPR, among other outlets, for her work on grief and healing.

As a rabble-rouser of social healing, Lee has founded and led several organizations and initiatives focused on equity and healing. Lee previously served as a deputy director in the Obama White House and currently serves as the CEO of Beacon Advisors, a social-impact consulting firm. She is a graduate of Harvard College and lives with her husband Matt and son, Bennett, in New York.