Liz Thompson

As President of The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group (The CAFE), Elizabeth Thompson is deeply engaged in the nonprofit and philanthropic community in youth development and education. The CAFE program focuses on college access and success, and career readiness and attainment, beginning in high school. Liz is the Co-Founder of the 1954 Project, a $100 million philanthropic initiative of The CAFE, focused on embracing Black leadership in the education sector to fulfill the promise of equal education for ALL.