Lisa Jordan, MS, MBA

Lisa Jordan joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in January of 2024. In her role as the hospital’s first Senior Vice President of Technology Commercialization & Industry Partnerships, she will work with researchers developing scientific breakthroughs to commercialize our innovations through several means, establishing collaborations with industry partners, launching startup companies, and expanding licensing efforts to established companies. By supporting our world-class scientists and clinicians with commercialization expertise, she will help our innovations benefit more patients.

Lisa has over 25 years of experience as a life science venture capitalist and entrepreneur and is excited to use her extensive experience to further the St. Jude mission of treating and curing catastrophic pediatric diseases. To support these initiatives, she plans to grow the existing team by recruiting other seasoned entrepreneurs and investors with expertise in commercializing life science innovations. Through a team approach based on close collaboration between scientists, clinicians, and industry experts, we will bring a greater number of new technologies to the clinic, enabling our discoveries to reach more patients worldwide.

Before joining St. Jude, Lisa was a venture capitalist, investing in and serving on the board of directors of numerous life science start-up companies and serving in a variety of operational roles in the life science industry, including CEO. She earned her MBA in Healthcare Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Master of Science in Engineering.