Chris Lisi is a communications and public affairs executive with a career journey that started in the White House, to a leadership position in one of the world's most valuable technology companies, and now to leading communications at Telescope.
Before joining Telescope, Chris was Google's Director of Trust Strategy, where she managed various complex global, national, and local communications issues related to competition, privacy, and more to build user trust with the over 1 billion users of the company’s products and services.
Nearly 20 years ago, she founded a highly successful public affairs consulting firm, serving global clients and specializing in increasing brand value, reputation management, executive positioning, and stakeholder development. In this role, she has been trusted by top businesses, innovators, NGOs, thought leaders, high-level government officials, and national advocacy organizations for strategic communications guidance to help shift policy, market, and media environments. Chris’ passion for and expertise in policy and public affairs was first sparked by a White House internship where she worked for Vice President Al Gore; in the more than two decades since she has advised three presidential administrations and served in a senior leadership role in the United States Senate. Focused on impact and the intersection of storytelling, public policy, and media, Chris has advised several federal government agencies at pivotal moments, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in implementing the Affordable Care Act and the Peace Corps' landmark 50th anniversary.
She has also held senior roles at global public relations and marketing agencies, including the Glover Park Group (now Finsbury Glover Hering) and FleishmanHillard.
Chris is proud to have been an adjunct professor at George Washington University and Georgetown University, where she helped to prepare the next generations of communications leaders. She is a graduate of Rutgers University and has completed masters work at Georgetown University. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she obsesses over her kids' education, the best new restaurants, and caring for foster dogs in need of forever families.
A proud diversity and inclusion champion, supporting organizations dedicated to advancing their core values, Chris brings new energy and a fresh perspective to every challenge.
