Lisa Flashner is the Chief Operating Officer at EIT, where she leads strategic planning and business functions. Currently based in Oxford, Lisa plays a key role in overseeing EIT’s operations, real estate, construction, and expansion efforts for its Oxford campus.
Before relocating to Oxford, Lisa spent 15 years as the Chief Operating Officer of the Ellison Medical Institute (EMI) in Los Angeles. She now continues to support EMI as a senior advisor. Additionally, she serves as a board member of the Ellison Institute Research Foundation.
Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Illinois, a magna cum laude law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Before joining EIT, Lisa was a partner at Pritzker Group Venture Capital, where she specialized in early-stage technology investments. She previously worked as a lead investment banker at Robert W. Baird & Co., focusing on the IT and telecommunications sectors. Earlier in her career, Lisa practiced corporate law and worked as a tax accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co.