Lisa G. Thomas is Vice President, Capacity Building and Operations. She is responsible for assisting in the development and management of client one-on-one capacity building relationships. She also oversees all the operations of CPE and supports the President of CPE in fundraising and strategic activities. She also serves as VP Capacity Building at Equator Capital Partners. Prior to joining CapitalPlus Exchange, Ms. Thomas was a manager at The Clement Group, a Chicago-based strategy consulting firm. In 2006, she completed an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in international business and economics. Ms. Thomas also worked as an intern and a contract consultant for CPE prior to joining as a full-time employee. Before beginning her MBA, Ms. Thomas worked as a research associate for CRT Capital in Connecticut covering distressed companies in the technology and steel sectors and as an analyst in investment banking for Merrill Lynch in New York focusing on retail and consumer products firms. Ms. Thomas holds a BS (Honors) in Finance from the University of Oregon.