Joe Lawless, M.B.A.

Joe Lawless brings over 30 years of experience in leading nonprofit and philanthropic efforts to his work as Chief Strategy Officer at the University of Washington Tacoma. In 2007, Joe came to UW Tacoma to create and lead the Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility, which he did for eleven years. Before coming to UW Tacoma, he was Director of Corporate Partnerships at Tacoma Goodwill after serving as Executive Director of the Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation.
Joe has served on the boards of multiple local not-for-profit organizations, as well as advising organizations on everything from philanthropy planning and board development, to strategic planning and community partnership building. He brings this experience, along with his focus on corporate citizenship and organizational change in the Milgard School of Business MBA to his work on strategy and assessment at UW Tacoma.
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Corporate Citizenship
- Board Governance
- Leadership
2014 Distinguished Community Engagement Award - UW Tacoma
- Freshman Leadership Seminar