Presented by Michael Best, Thinkery’s Wonder Women in STEAM series highlights local female movers, shakers and innovators in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.
Get to know our very first Wonder Woman in STEAM, Lisa Pearson!
Lisa Pearson is the CEO of Umbel, a first-party data management platform. With 25+ years experience in high-growth companies, she’s been described as a leader who captures both “the hearts and the minds.” In her multiple executive roles, Pearson’s been responsible for setting company vision and strategy, driving business performance through organic growth, global expansion and M&A (on deal team for six acquisitions), and navigating corporate exits including IPO (Nasdaq: BV), LBO (Compass Group) and acquisition (to multi-national holding co. HAVAS). She has been a strategic advisor to the best-known brands in the world including American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Yahoo!, Dell and more. Seasoned in scaling SaaS companies and building global businesses, Pearson is known for building high performing teams including overachieving sales and client service teams, agile product and engineering organizations, and strategic marketing functions. A mother of two, she currently sits on the multiple boards in the Austin community and is passionate about women in tech.
Wonder Women in STEAM is presented by Michael Best. We are so grateful for their generous support.
Special thanks to Barnes Team Media for donating their services to produce the Wonder Women in STEAM video series.