Lisa Lewin

Lisa Lewin is a strategist and operating executive with over 25 years of experience leading and advising private and social sector organizations. As CEO in Residence at Primary, she partners with Founders to accelerate their evolution into world-class CEOs.

She was most recently CEO of General Assembly, which has built accessible tech career pathways for over one million people and diverse talent pipelines for hundreds of leading employers globally. Prior, she spent a decade driving digital transformation at scale in the publishing sector in senior executive roles with Pearson and McGraw-Hill. Lisa has cofounded various companies and projects, including impact consulting firm Ethical Ventures, elearning content creator Mindgate Media, and civic membership organization The Leadership Now Project.

Lisa serves on the boards of Custom Ink and the Wikimedia Endowment. She is the co-author of the Business for Racial Equity Pledge, and has been named a PoliticsNY Power Player. Lisa received a B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.B.A. with honors from Harvard Business School. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.