Elizabeth (Lizzy) Ayer Wright Email & Phone Number

Aggressively Human (Koehler Books, Nov 2023, PenCraft & Firebird Book Award Winner, 2024)MARINOVICH (BenBella Books, Aug 2025)The Saffron Spy (TBD)

Malibu, CA

• Director, Strategy & Projects
• Drive strategic planning and execution of domestic and international projects, providing over 50,000 pounds of used sports equipment to nearly a million children globally
• Support the sponsor strategy, grant management, budgeting and reporting as the organization evolves from start-up mode to greater operational maturity
• Facilitate key partnership with the Peace Corps, providing on the ground presence during collaborations

Malibu, CA

Provide new and gently used sports equipment to children in need

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Drove enterprise data demand management process across the investment ecosystem
• Supported strategic planning, business readiness and engagement efforts across the Client Data Delivery program to transform Capital Group’s data ecosystem
• Managed a scaled agile program’s redesign analysis, change management and execution
• Drove target operating model planning, demand intake process, KPI roadmap and product transition efforts

Los Angeles

• Vice President, Information & Insights Operations
• Partnered on the design of the Information & Insights organization to include overall strategy, engagement models and maturation plans for data teams to enable operational excellence
• Drove budgeting, prioritization, utilization and growth of key investment functions, to include global research and market data, that are leveraged across the enterprise to enable decision making
• Managed a team of 40 geographically dispersed associates as well as a $60M market data budget
• Partnered with leaders from across the organization (from portfolio managers to information technology teams) to derive maximum value, ensure the quality delivery and just-in-time supportVice President, Enterprise.
• Led enterprise business planning to include five-year forecasts, core operations analysis and project prioritization across a $2T asset under management organization

• EPA Account Manager, Practice Lead
• Managed over $5M in active business at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include IT strategy, program management and strategic communications work
• Directed contracts and proposal responses under a $128M, 5-year contract vehicle with the EPA
• Conducted multi-year strategic planning, communications and governance efforts for the EPA
• Served as the Project Manager for the Enterprise Architecture Program at the EPA and directed a team of 12 support contractors on work streams ranging from strategic planning to segment architecture support
• Facilitated technology requirements sessions to formulate architectural roadmaps and related artifacts

• Strategic Communications & Change Management Practice Lead
• Established a new service area within the firm specializing in communications and change management. Expanded the practice from one to seven clients
• Hired and managed a staff of twenty associates across a range of IT client engagements
• Led the communications and change management community of practice and oversaw hiring decisions
• Directed all EPA engagements as well as in-house graphic design staff
• Created a strategic plan and annual accomplishments report for the CIO at the Department of the Interior

• Federal Sector Associate
• Managed outreach for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Wireless Management Office during Hurricane Katrina as well as other crises
• Provided comprehensive oversight and delivery for the 2005 Port Security Grant program for DHS
• Created a communications strategy and supporting outreach materials for DHS’ Citizen Corps program
• Developed a comprehensive communications plan for the Army’s Installation Management Command (IMCOM) focused on obtaining stakeholder support for Lean Six Sigma methodology and training
• Coordinated the development of electronic Lean Six Sigma Awareness Training for 78,000 employees

• Counterterrorism Intelligence Analyst
• Provided direct support to a variety of classified signals and human intelligence counterterrorism missions at NSA by applying a diversity of expertise in traffic analysis, research, development, and reporting
• Achieved mission objectives by: analyzing trends and behaviors of specific targets; exposing vulnerabilities for exploitation; composing memos and technical summaries that were distributed to a range of customers.
• Honored with letters of recognition from the NSA’s Counterterrorism Office for publication of assessments on the USS Cole bombing, 9/11 tragedy and terrorist threats
• Earned financial awards for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of customer response mechanisms
• Received direct feedback from Secretary of State Colin Powell for support to counterterrorism efforts as well as a personal letter of commendation from the Director of Operations for the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government

Bachelor of Arts in Government with specialization in American government and international relations. Additional coursework in ethics.

Ma

Master of Liberal Arts with a concentration in International Affairs. Majority of courses focused on international relations, business and.