Lisa Diaz

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Managing Partner & Founder, Turf Advisory

Lisa is the Managing Partner and Founder of Turf Advisory, a business development advisory firm that bridges the public and private sectors to build smarter and more human-centered cities. Turf works with next generation construction technology companies developing their go-to-market strategies, marketing narrative, capital raising and acts as an extension of the client's business development team. Turf also partners with both technology and constructions companies from around the world to bring their innovation solutions to the US market.

Prior to her focus on urban innovation, Lisa was President & CEO of Prince Street Capital Management, an emerging markets asset management company. She was also a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs spearheading the firm’s relationship with Sovereign Wealth Funds, global hedge funds and mutual fund complexes. Her nearly three-decade career on Wall Street
spanned capital markets, research, prime brokerage across the capital structure and globe.

Lisa received her BA Middlebury College and sits on the board of The Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon, Prince Street Foundation, and is on the advisory board of Dalia Empower, a women’s leadership and innovation platform.