Lisa Suits Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Helping to stand up the new policy and advocacy function within the Chief Impact Office. Our influencing efforts rely on our programmatic record, the empirical evidence we generate, and our credible and respected technical expertise. We leverage these assets with targeted and sustained engagement of key bilateral donors, select multilateral institutions.

Washington, D.C

Hired to initiate communication function for the National Institute for Work and Learning within the U.S. business unit at FHI 360. Created and executed its first strategic comms plan, set communication goals and objectives, created a suite of collateral, operated social channels, managed executive communications, led event planning and promotion.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Stood up business development processes for growing health IT and software solutions company in global health/data analytics sector. Research federal, non-profit and iNGO opportunities, run weekly BD meetings, work.
• Stood up the BAO business proposal operations function and documented all processes
• Instituted and led weekly business development meeting to vet opportunities, set capture strategy
• Achieved pipeline of $100 million of submitted proposals in 1 year
• Led BAO’s first prime proposal (coordinating with three subs)
• Contributed to BAO’s successful application for first GSA Schedule (IT70)

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Strategic communications and public affairs support to OCIO at Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information & Technology.
• Team lead within 40+ person contract providing comprehensive communications support to $4.5 billion IT organization undergoing significant modernization.
• External Communications. Managed team of three that prepared OIT senior executives (SESs) for speaking engagements, panels, media interviews, providing talking points, speeches, Qs and As. Contributed to Congressional.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Extensive consulting experience providing comprehensive strategic communications support to government departments and agencies in national security, homeland security, emergency management and public safety. Experienced team lead managing parallel work streams, delivering complex solutions. Engaged in business development, proposal and white paper.

Before joining Booz Allen, Ms. Suits spent 6 years at Cable & Wireless, a UK-based global telecommunications and Internet service provider. Her most senior position with C&W was Vice President, Public Policy in C&W’s Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo. Ms. Suits was responsible for tariff support, licensing, and compliance as well as all position development and.

London, United Kingdom

Prior to Tokyo posting, managed corporate relations with governments, regulators, industry associations, standards organizations and diplomatic representatives in multiple jurisdictions, all outside the United States, primarily Europe and Asia.

Manila, Hong Kong, London

While at AT&T, Ms. Suits was a member of a small Asia-based group responsible for regulatory relations with Asian governments. She performed political and economic analysis as input to AT&T’s strategic planning process for the Asian region. Ms. Suits was a member of the team that prepared the business case and successful bid materials for cellular.

In the Department of Commerce, Ms. Suits contributed to Executive Branch policy concerning the telephony, cable, and broadcasting industries. She was a team member for the DOC publications Telecommunications in the Age of Information; Globalization of the Mass Media; and U.S. Spectrum Management Policy. Ms. Suits has experience in both speech writing and.

Ms, Political Science And Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student CouncilWinner of department thesis award for "The Case of Telecommunications in US Technology.

Postgraduate Diploma In Asian Arts, Art History, With Distinction

This is an object based study through lectures by scholars, curators, and art market professionals. Its formal association with the.

Bs, International Affairs, Foreign Service

Activities and Societies: Varsity field hockey, Phi Alpha Theta, history honor societyCompleted a Bachelors of Science in Foreign Service.