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Lisa Burton O'Toole

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Vice President / Executive Director at HearstLab

Austin, Texas, United States

Writes $500K checks

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About

MIT PhD engineer and ex-founder Lisa Burton O'Toole co-founded a startup later funded by the firm she joined, built a 100+ women mentor network, and frames women-led investing as data-driven.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Experience

  1. HearstLabVice Presidentcurrent2017 — presentNew York, United States
  2. HearstVice President, HearstLabcurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
  3. UNLISTEDBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. Time StudyBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Rock Paper CoinBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  6. JunumBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  7. MD Ally | 911 Network NavigationBoard Observer2020 — 2025
  8. VRTLBoard Observer2023 — 2025
  9. BarometerBoard Observer2023 — 2025
  10. ElotlBoard Observer2020 — 2025
  11. Mon AmiBoard Observer2021 — 2022
  12. AdMass, Inc.Founder / CTO / Chief Data Scientist2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  13. Elem AgencyData Science Strategy Consultant and Founder2016 — 2017Austin, Texas Area
  14. TabbedOutDirector of Data Science2015 — 2016Austin, Texas Area
  15. AdlucentData Science Director2013 — 2014Austin, TX
  16. MITPHD Student2007 — 2013Cambridge, MA
  17. MITGraduate Resident Tutor, Burton Conner Dormitory2009 — 2012Cambridge, MA
  18. MITTeaching Assistant2011Cambridge, MA
  19. Women in Technology ProgramInstructor2011Cambridge, MA
  20. Harvard UniversityTeaching Fellow, Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science2010Cambridge, MA
  21. KTHSummer Research Intern2007Stockholm, Sweden
  22. Duke University Techtronics ProgramProgram Coordinator, Student Teaching Fellow2005 — 2007Durham, NC
  23. Duke UniversityPratt Fellow Research Program in Acoustics2005 — 2007Durham, NC
  24. Duke UniversityTeaching Assistant in the Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences2004Durham, NC

Skills & more

Strategy14Analysis5Management9Strategic Planning10Mathematica8Matlab35C++6LaTeX11Solidworks5Python12Python (Programming Language)2Numerical Analysis12
+12 moreCFDSimulationsMathematical ModelingData AnalysisSciencePhysicsStatisticsResearchImage ProcessingMachine LearningAnalyticsOptimization
  • Hearst INCLUDE Certified Change Agent — Hearst

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Colleagues at HearstLab

Eve Burton
HearstLab Chairwoman; Hearst EVP and Chief Legal Officer at HearstLab
Shashi Srikantan
Managing Director at Level Up Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lisa Burton O'Toole?
MIT PhD engineer and ex-founder Lisa Burton O'Toole co-founded a startup later funded by the firm she joined, built a 100+ women mentor network, and frames women-led investing as data-driven.
Where does Lisa Burton O'Toole work?
Lisa Burton O'Toole is Vice President / Executive Director at HearstLab.
What does Lisa Burton O'Toole invest in?
Lisa Burton O'Toole invests in Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
What check size does Lisa Burton O'Toole write?
Lisa Burton O'Toole typically writes checks of $500K.
Where did Lisa Burton O'Toole go to school?
Lisa Burton O'Toole studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering); Duke University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering).

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