Lisa Mcgrath

Lisa McGrath is chief people officer at Surface Oncology. Lisa brings 20 years of experience driving impactful HR initiatives, including targeted recruitment, performance management, competency development and employee engagement for publicly traded, VC and angel funded companies. Prior to Surface, she ran her own customized human resource practice specializing in biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device and molecular diagnostics. Her clients included Leap Therapeutics, Minerva Neurosciences, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Good Start Genetics, Crestovo LLC and Agenus Bio. In addition to her consulting practice, Lisa has held senior HR leadership positions at Synta Pharmaceuticals, Intelligent Medical Devices, Predictive BioSciences and BioSphere Medical. Lisa attended the University of Massachusetts and received a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame College.