Lisa Gans

Lisa Gans currently serves as the Director at CollaborateUp and Inclusive Investment Director at Climate Finance for Development Accelerator. Prior to her current roles, she worked as a Senior Investment Advisor at USAID INVEST, Strategic Investment Advisor at USAID INVEST, Founder of Aperture Innovation Labs, Fellow at Beeck Center for Social Innovation at Georgetown University, Executive Vice President at City First Enterprises, and Term member at the Council on Foreign Relations. Lisa also has experience as an Executive Fellow at Fuse Corps, Director of Strategic Planning at DC Promise Neighborhood, Senior Program Development Officer at International Medical Corps, and Senior Legal Advisor at Insight Consulting in Kabul, Afghanistan. She holds a J.D. in International Law from Columbia Law School, a certificate in Leading with Finance from Harvard Business School Online, and a B.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University.