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Lisa Litherland

Investor

Partner at VDOSH

Nashville Metropolitan Area

About

Lisa Litherland is a Chief Executive Officer with two decades of experience building and scaling businesses across startups and established corporations. She has generated $260M+ in revenue across multiple organizations, established new business units reaching $30M+ in revenue, and led teams of over 30 professionals into leadership positions. Currently focused on acquiring established profitable businesses, Litherland combines financial management with leadership approach while serving as a board director and investor in early-stage companies.

Experience

  1. Holding CompanyChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — present
  2. International LEAP NetworkExecutive Membercurrent2021 — present
  3. Social OpticsCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer2022 — 2023
  4. ZoomSales Leader2021 — 2022
  5. Naber IncAdvisor2020 — 2022
  6. VDOSHGeneral Partner2018 — 2022
  7. Alumni VenturesVenture Fellow2019 — 2020
  8. Purple Arch VenturesVenture Fellow2019 — 2020
  9. CDWCorporate Entrepreneur – Digital Transformation / IoT2016 — 2019
  10. CDWSales Leader - Education2014 — 2016Greater Chicago Area
  11. CDWTalent and Organizational Development | Enablement | Sales Manager2013 — 2014Greater Chicago Area
  12. CDWBoard Member, Women's ERG2013 — 2014
  13. CDWEnterprise Technology Sales | Emerging Leaders Program2007 — 2013Greater Chicago Area
  14. CDWFounding Board Member, LGBTQ+ BRG2010 — 2012
  15. FBIElectronics Technician2003 — 2006Greater Chicago Area

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementExecutive MBA
  2. Stanford University2023
  3. Y CombinatorStartup School
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Electrical Engineering
  5. Fundação Dom CabralConsumer Growth in Brazil Elective (São Paulo, Brazil)
  6. Canadian Academy

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Social Entrepreneurship11Fundamentals7Sales Operations4Business-to-Business (B2B)3Leadership Development6Marketing Strategy2Sales Management9Sales Growth1Executive ManagementRevenue GenerationBusiness Growth
+12 moreBusinessStrategy ImplementationOperationsEntrepreneurshipOrganizational DevelopmentBusiness StrategyGlobal PerspectiveCrisis ManagementChatGPTSoft SkillsStrengths DevelopmentPeople Management

Languages English · French · Japanese · Spanish

  • Duolingo
  • Certificate of completion: Claude 101 — Anthropic
  • Certificate of Completion: Al Fluency Framework & Foundations — Anthropic
  • ChatGPT — Coursiv
  • FERPA - Researchers — CITI Program
  • Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research — CITI Program
  • Clever Academy for App Partners — Clever Inc.
  • Board Governance Fellow — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
  • AI For Everyone — Coursera

From Lisa's professional profile.

Colleagues at VDOSH

Ash Damle
Partner at VDOSH
Avinash Harsh
Venture Partner at VDOSH
Dr. Balvant Arora
Advisor at VDOSH
James Rosseau Sr.
Advisor at VDOSH
Marty Tate
General Counsel at BridgeTower Capital
Steve Arquilla
Advisor at VDOSH
Vishal Arora
Managing Partner at VDOSH

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lisa Litherland work?
Lisa Litherland is Partner at VDOSH.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Zoom31

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesRyan AzusFormer Chief Revenue Officer at Zoom Video Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture PartnersQuinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm Ventures

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Also worked at VDOSH2

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Also worked at Alumni Ventures61

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Also worked at Purple Arch Ventures3

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