Lisa Lake

Lisa Lake is co-founder of itel and played a considerable role in the development of the company’s strategic development, culture building and sustainability initiatives. She is currently the Group CEO of the Lake Group of Companies with executive oversight that covers multiple industries including Quick Service Restaurants (franchisees of Burger King, Popeyes and Little Caesars across three islands), construction and development, as well as logistics and manufacturing. Lisa previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, and prior to that was the Director of Operations for Brand Extensions at Sandals Resorts International. She also worked with the Bank of Jamaica and the New York-based economic consulting firm, NERA, as well as the OTF Group, a consulting firm focused on issues of competitiveness in developing countries.

Lisa holds a Master of Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University’s Kennedy School, a B.A. in Economics (magna cum laude) and a B.A. in Architectural Studies (magna cum laude) from Tufts University.