Susanne Daisley Lyons (born April 19, 1957) is an American businesswoman who has served as chair of the

United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for the United States. It was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado ...

(USOPC) since January 2019. Lyons was born on April 19, 1957. She earned a bachelor's degree from

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college be ...

and an MBA from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

. Lyons worked for

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Russell Reynolds Associates Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA) is an American management consulting firm. Established in 1969, the firm assists international and domestic companies develop leaders, assess business processes, and recruit new executives. It provides leadership ...

Charles Schwab Corporation The Charles Schwab Corporation is an American multinational Financial institution, financial services company. It offers banking, commercial banking, investing and related services including consulting, and wealth management advisory services ...

, and

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, having been the chief marketing officer at the latter. She was unanimously elected chair of USOPC, effective January 1, 2019, after having been an independent member of the board since December 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, Susanne Living people American International Olympic Committee members Chairs of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Vassar College alumni Boston University School of Management alumni 1957 births