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Lisa Burton O'Toole

Investor

Vice President / Executive Director at HearstLab

Austin, Texas, United States

Writes $500K checks

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

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering
  3. Duke UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Skills & more

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

From Lisa's professional profile.

Colleagues at HearstLab

Eve Burton
HearstLab Chairwoman; Hearst EVP and Chief Legal Officer at HearstLab

Frequently asked questions

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.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,280

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Also attended Duke University499

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Shared employers

Also worked at Time Study3

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Also worked at TabbedOut1

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Also worked at MIT441

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Also worked at Harvard University273

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