Community development executive George H. Lambert was born on May 12, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to George Lambert, a general laborer, and Arnitha Green, a nurse’s aide. He graduated from William Penn Senior High School in York, Pennsylvania in 1971. Lambert earned his B.A. degree in urban studies from Virginia Union University in 1975.

Lambert’s career with the Urban League began in 1990, when he became the president and chief executive officer of the Northern Virginia Urban League in Alexandria, Virginia. He served in those positions with the Northern Virginia Urban League until 2002. He also served as a senior regional consultant to the National Urban League. Lambert worked as a senior director for resource development for the United Way of the National Capital area and as vice president of public affairs for Issue Dynamics, Inc., as well. He later served as president and chief executive officer of the Lorain County Urban League in Elyria, Ohio from 2011 until 2013. Lambert was appointed as president and chief executive officer of the Greater Washington Urban League in 2014.

He served as a member of the National Urban League’s Association of Executives, the Academy of Fellows, and the Executive Committee within the National Urban League’s Association of Executives. Lambert was also a member of the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia.

Lambert lives with his wife, Bernadette Curtis Lambert, in Washington, D.C.. They have five children