Lisa Hershman
Hon. Lisa Hershman, Secretary of Management and Budget, State of Indiana
- Role
- Senior Advisor to the CEO at Cadence
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lisa Hershman
Award-winning sr executive, globally-recognized author/thought leader, equipped with deep leadership experience to help a high-growth company positively impact critical matters. Held leadership roles in private-sector industries, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and COO/CFO State of Indiana. Led global, large-scale transformational initiatives, achieved record-breaking financial results. Brought private-sector thinking to the govt, broke glass ceilings, received highest civilian honor awarded by the DoD. Qualified financial expert under SEC rules, co-author of Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done. Expertise in: Long-term strategy development | Operat’l reforms, growth, profitability | Scaling operations | M&A integrations | Digital/AI transformation | Turnarounds/organizat’l restructuring | Innovation consulting | Market relevancy | Capability building |Serve as independent director on 2 boards, was Vice Chair, Indiana Commission for Higher Education.As Chief Mgt Officer (CEO/COO equivalent position) for the DoD, was 3d highest-ranking DoD official and principal leader, reported to Secretary of Defense. Direct budgetary/mgt oversight of 122k employees of the 28 Defense Agencies & Field Activities, managed Armed Services Secretaries & Joint Chiefs of Staff with respect to business transformation/reform, leading Dept’s policy development, planning, resource mgt & program evaluation. Achieved record-setting in savings through operat’l reforms, received Distinguished Public Service Medal. Completed strategic DoD-wide digital transformation, improved safeguarding troops’ & their families’ well-being through newly-created online medical-visit & online commissaries ordering apps during Covid; enhanced DoD’s fin focus & built capability; held oversight role in intelligence activities. Before, was Chief Mgt Officer at the DoD.Earlier, recruited by Board of Scrum Alliance® as Interim CEO, grew revenue, scaled operations to enable annual growth rate & significantly improved employee satisfaction scores.Before, founded/led The DeNovo Group, provided executive consulting/coaching on organizat’l structuring, developing outcome measures, aligning priorities/outcomes.As CEO, Hammer and Co, succeeded its founder (and founder of the business process reengineering field), met mandate for Company’s complete rebuild, restored business activity to record levels & grew revenue. Completed research & writing (started with Hammer), published Faster Cheaper Better.Formerly SVP, Operat’l Excellence, Avnet, Inc.
Experience
Senior Advisor to the CEO
Apr 2024 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
Education
Cornell University
Executive Certificate, Finance and Financial Management Services
IMD
Executive Education, Innovation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Executive Education, Innovation
The Wharton School
Executive Certificate, Corporate Governance
Clarkson University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering and Industrial Distribution
1982 — 1986
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