Elizabeth Cavendish

Elizabeth (Betsy) Cavendish (born March 1960) is an American lawyer and general counsel for the Executive Office of the Mayor in Washington, D.C.

Early life and education Born in March 1960, Cavendish was raised in Upper Arlington, Ohio. She received her upper education from Yale University and Yale Law School.

In March 2007, Cavendish was named president of the Appleseed Foundation, a nonprofit network focused on public-interest legal reform.

Nonprofit efforts During her tenure as president of the Appleseed Foundation, Cavendish led a network of nonprofit centers focused on advancing social and economic justice through legal and policy reform, including work on issues such as financial access and systemic inequality.