Lisa is a globally recognized expert in pricing and profitable go-to-market strategy. As a consultant, she has served multiple industries, including technology (hardware, software/SaaS), industrial and process manufacturing, and B2B services. She has experience on five corporate boards. She has experience on multiple committees including NomGov, Compensation & Human Capital, Audit & Finance, Succession, and Risk Management. She’s held P&L roles in three companies and has driven $billions in profitable growth for her clients. She’s an angel investor and an advisor to several CEOs.
After finishing her MBA at Babson College (#1 in Entrepreneurial Leadership for 25 consecutive years), she joined Strategic Pricing Group (SPG), a consulting firm focused on pricing and competitive strategy. Lisa was SPG’s first experienced sales hire brought on board to create strategies enabling sales organizations in mid-sized and large companies to meet or exceed sales objectives. Lisa founded and led the firm’s Chicago office, growing revenues over 40% during her tenure. After 10 years at SPG having risen to the role of Vice President and Managing Director, the firm was sold to Monitor Group where she served as a senior partner for eight years. At Monitor Group, she was elected to the board of directors by her peers. Lisa became a partner at Deloitte Consulting when they acquired Monitor Group in 2013. In addition to managing multi-million-dollar client relationships with large and diverse teams, she led the strategy practice for the Industrial Products sector managing nearly $100MM in revenue. During her time with Deloitte, she served as a leader of their award-winning Women’s Initiative and on their New England Executive Team.
In 2017, Lisa retired early from Deloitte to start Sturbridge Growth Partners, a management consulting firm bringing top-tier growth expertise to companies in a variety of industries. Sturbridge is a virtual network of experienced consultants, globally renowned thought leaders and small boutique firms which have created strategies that have driven billions of dollars in profitable revenue for their clients.
Lisa has significant governance experience having served on four privately held corporate boards: Your Next Bold Move ($1MM), Monitor Group ($300MM), Doegode Leiba (startup software), Consigli Construction ($2BN), and Twin Valley ($100MM.) Lisa has served as an audit committee chair and on nominating, succession planning, and risk management committees. She has mergers and acquisition experience, having served on the boards of two companies which made acquisitions during her board tenure. In addition to corporate experience, Lisa has significant nonprofit board experience and has served as chair for multiple boards. Lisa is known by CEOs and peers with whom she’s worked as having courage in the board room, taking challenging issues head-on, building strong relationships with key stakeholders and fostering a positive board dynamic.
Lisa is a member of Extraordinary Women on Boards, Women Corporate Directors, and the Private Directors Association. She lives in the Boston area with her husband. She has two adult children (ages 18 and 21) and a Boston Terrier named Roland Schitt.