Jo Lambert Elected Chair of NPR Board of Directors

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, November 24, 2025 | 3:50pm CT

Jo Lambert

NPR has elected Jo Lambert as Chair of its Board of Directors, effective November 20. Lambert, who joined the Board as a Public Director in 2022, previously served as Vice Chair. Shawn Turner, a Member Director since 2024, was elected to succeed her as Vice Chair.

"I am honored to step into the role of Board Chair at this consequential moment for NPR and the public media system," Lambert said. "The past year has clearly demonstrated our incredible resilience and the profound, mission-critical strength of our 50-state Network. With strong momentum behind us-reflected in growing audience and donor support-I look forward to working with NPR's leadership and the entire Network to chart our course ahead."

NPR's 23-member Board includes 12 Member Directors elected by NPR Member stations, nine Public Directors appointed by the Board and confirmed by the stations, the NPR Foundation Chair, and the NPR President & CEO.

Lambert brings more than 25 years of global leadership experience in financial services, media, and technology. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Olo, overseeing strategy, operations, product, engineering, marketing, customer experience, business development, and partnerships for a platform serving more than 750 restaurant brands and 90,000 locations.

Her previous roles include President and General Manager of Yahoo Consumer, where she led Yahoo's global consumer businesses-including Mail, Sports, Finance, News, Entertainment, TechCrunch, Makers, and AOL-serving 900 million monthly users. Lambert has also held executive positions at PayPal, Venmo, and American Express.