Vincent P. Lyles was elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees in 2024. He is the executive director of Milwaukee Succeeds, an organization launched by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation in 2011 to unite the community around a common goal: bringing about lasting change to the way education works for children in Milwaukee.

Lyles previously worked at Advocate Aurora Health as system vice president of community relations. He has also held leadership positions with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Robert W. Baird & Co. and M&I Bank / BMO Financial Group.

He earned a bachelor’s degree and juris doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from Harvard Business School. His board service includes Marquette University (2017-2023), BMO Funds, Badger Mutual Insurance, Near West Side Partners, MyPath and more.

Lyles was recognized in 2018 with the Badger of the Year Award from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and in 2016 by the Milwaukee Business Journal as a “40 Under 40” Hall of Fame honoree. In 2015 he was honored with the Children’s Service Award from St. Francis Children’s Center. Also in 2015, Madison365 named him as one of the most influential African Americans in the state of Wisconsin. In 2015, Lyles was honored by Green Bay Packers legend Donald Driver with the “Driven to Achieve” award in recognition for his leadership and service to the Milwaukee community. He also received the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center Alumnus of the Year Award in 2011 as well as the Milwaukee Bar Association Distinguished Service Award in 2008.