In her career at the FDIC, Lisa specialized in operational risk, cybersecurity, anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance, information technology, and financial institution resilience.

Throughout her career at the FDIC’s Division of Risk Management Supervision, Lisa navigated three major crises: the savings and loan crisis of the 1990s, the Great Recession (2008-2013), and the Pandemic of 2020. She advanced from bank examiner to senior capital markets and risk management positions, ultimately serving in executive leadership roles for 20 years.

As Deputy Director for Operational Risk, Lisa led critical initiatives across information technology, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure resilience, AML/CFT and, sanctions compliance, and financial fraud. She provided oversight for the interagency significant service provider examination program and oversaw policy development, rulemaking, examination programs, enforcement consultation, and training—with particular focus on emerging technologies and digital banking innovation.

Lisa shaped industry principles at the highest levels, serving as a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) Operational Resilience and AML/CFT Expert Groups.  She served as the inaugural chairperson of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s AML/CFT Subcommittee, where she helped developed the FFIEC Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual.  Lisa also served on the U.S. Treasury’s Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group and its Executive Steering Committee.

During the Great Financial Crisis, Lisa developed groundbreaking standards for private equity acquisitions of failing banks. She led teams executing complex applications for problem and failing bank acquisitions, playing a pivotal role in minimizing losses to the Deposit Insurance Fund.

Lisa graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. from New Mexico State University and earned an M.B.A. at the University of Houston. She is a graduate of the Stonier School of Banking and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).