Lisa Edwards
InvestorAdvisor (Operations) at Smith Point Capital · Board director at Zededa
San Francisco Bay Area
About
Advisory network member focused on operations, formerly at Diligent, Salesforce, Visa (board member), and ZEDEDA.
Board director at Zededa
Intro paths
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Zededa's investors · 9
Almaz CapitalPortola ValleyAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiChevron Technology VenturesHouston · since 2024Energize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checks · since 2024Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2024Porsche VenturesLuxembourg · since 2024Prosperity7 VenturesDhahranRed Glass VenturesMenlo Park · since 2024Smith Point CapitalSan Francisco · since 2024
Co-founders at Zededa
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Said OuissalExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Colgate-PalmoliveMember Board Of Directorscurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- QualtricsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- Stanford Law SchoolNon Resident Fellowcurrent2025 — presentStanford, CA
- Council on Foreign RelationsMembercurrent2022 — present
- Smith Point Capital, LLCAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- LogicMonitorBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- ZEDEDABoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- DiligentExecutive Chair of Diligent Institute2022 — 2024
- DiligentPresident & COO2020 — 2022
- SalesforceEVP Strategic Business Operations , Partner & Customer Engagement2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceEVP Strategic Business Operations and IT2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceEVP Global Corporate Services & Supply Chain2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- VisaHead of Global Business Development (Partners & Alliances) & IP2009 — 2012
- VisaHead of Corporate Services2004 — 2010
- ValuBond, Inc (now ICE Bondpoint)Founder, President & COO1998 — 2004Atlanta, GA
- IBMWW Marketing Manager1998 — 1999
- KnowledgeXCEO1997 — 1998
- Bain & CompanyManager1994 — 1997
Skills & more
Operational EfficiencyCybersecurityGo-to-Market StrategyStrategy25Management10Strategic Partnerships19Business Strategy18Start-ups10Product Management8Program Management3Cross-functional Team Leadership4Strategic Planning5
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LeadershipLanguages Spanish
- ChatGPT + Cybersecurity: AI-Powered Tabletops & Training — Vanderbilt University
- AI Advanced Data Analysis — Vanderbilt University
- Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT — Vanderbilt University
- NACD CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
- Diligent and Competent Boards ESG Leadership Certificate — Diligent
- CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight — Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
- Diligent Climate Leadership Certification — Diligent
- ESG: Navigating the Board's Role — UC Berkeley Law Executive Education
From Lisa's professional profile.
Colleagues at Smith Point Capital
Andy Kofoid
President, Databricks at Smith Point Capital
Ari Schmorak
Head of Go-to-Market and Product Operations at Stripe at Smith Point Capital
Brooke Kiley Slattery
Principal Investor at Smith Point Capital
Burke Norton
Co-founder & Managing Director at Smith Point Capital
Denise Dresser
Chief Revenue Officer, OpenAI at Smith Point Capital
Jeff Sanders
Global CEO & Board Practice, Heidrick & Struggles at Smith Point Capital
Keith Block
Founder & CEO at Smith Point Capital
Larry Shurtz
Chief Sales Officer, Genesys at Smith Point Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lisa Edwards?
- Advisory network member focused on operations, formerly at Diligent, Salesforce, Visa (board member), and ZEDEDA.
- Where does Lisa Edwards work?
- Lisa Edwards is Advisor (Operations) at Smith Point Capital and Board director at Zededa.
- Where did Lisa Edwards go to school?
- Lisa Edwards studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); New York University (Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity Risk and Policy); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk
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Also attended New York University385
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartX
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford Law School17
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundTony LaiInvestor at StartXNadia DugalGeneral Counsel at Congruent VenturesRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersMiriam RiveraCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesAndrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground Labs
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Also worked at Council on Foreign Relations63
Erez KalirVenture Partner at FJ LabsJosh WolfePartner and Co-Founder at Lux CapitalDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalPam TholenHead of Investor Relations at ParadigmElsabet JonesAssociate at Buckhill CapitalJoel StennettBusiness Development & Public Policy Advisor at AI Capital
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Also worked at LogicMonitor5
Also worked at ZEDEDA6
John ToughCo-Founder & Managing Partner, Member of Investment Committee at Energize VenturesJuan MuldoonPartner — Co-Head of Ventures at Energize VenturesRaymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextAbhishek ShuklaManaging Director at Prosperity7 VenturesBilal ZuberiFounder and Managing Partner at Red Glass VenturesMatthew ShangSenior Associate at Prosperity7 Ventures
