Alisa Lessing
Board Member

Alisa Lessing is a strategic advisor to scale-up ventures, investor and board member. She has a B.A. in political science from Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. She has worked for over 30 years as a regulatory lawyer at various global investment and asset management firms (BlackRock 2013-2025, Goldman Sachs 2000-2013 and Bear Stearns 1995-2000).
As a passionate arts advocate and theatre investor, she is currently the Board Chair of Ars Nova Theatre in NYC and a Trustee of the Berkshire Theatre Group in Stockbridge, MA. Alisa lives in New York City, is married and has two young adult children. Her other interests include developing talent and anything related to wellness, functional medicine and longevity.




