Lisa Beamer (née Brosious; born April 10, 1969) is an American writer. The widow of Todd Beamer, a hero of the United Flight 93 crash as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, she has become best known for her actions following the disaster. She is a 1991 graduate of Wheaton College; she gave the 2011 commencement address at Wheaton.