Lisa Palmer

Lisa has been our President and CEO since January 1, 2020, and has been our President since January 1, 2016. From January 2016 to August 11, 2019, she was our President and Chief Financial Officer. She served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2013 to 2015. Before that, Lisa served as Senior Vice President of Capital Markets from 2003 until 2013. She served as Senior Manager of Investment Services in 1996 and assumed the role of Vice President of Capital Markets in 1999.

Before joining Regency, Lisa worked with Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting Strategic Services, as a consultant and financial analyst for General Electric. She is a director, chairperson of the compensation committee and member of the audit committee of ESH Hospitality, Inc., an owner/operator of hotels and the subsidiary of Extended Stay America, Inc., and a director of Brooks Rehabilitation, a private healthcare organization. She is also a director for the Jax Chamber, the United Way of Northeast Florida, an executive board member of NAREIT, a member of ULI, and a member of the ICSC.

Lisa is a University of Virginia graduate and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She has extensive knowledge of the shopping center and real estate industries. She has extensive experience in finance and capital markets, operations, public board strategy, and governance.