Lisa Ellis

Senior Managing Director, Payments, Processors, and IT Services

Lisa Ellis is a Senior Research Analyst at SVB MoffettNathanson, and leads the Payments, Processors, and IT Services business.

Prior to joining the firm, Lisa was most recently a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC where she was the #1 Institutional Investor ranked Payments, Processors, and IT Services analyst. Prior to Bernstein, she spent thirteen years at McKinsey & Co. where she was a Partner in the firm’s Technology & Telecom and Marketing & Sales consulting practices. While at McKinsey, Lisa was the lead partner on dozens of engagements focused in strategic areas including specialty networks, mobile applications, cloud, and outsourcing.

In 2020, Lisa was selected to Barron’s list of “100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance”.

She earned a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the College of William & Mary where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She also holds an M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering and an MBA, both from the University of Virginia.