Lisa Young

Board Director

Lisa is a seasoned board member and global business leader with over 36 years of cross-sector, international experience in public accounting and professional services, including global operations, governance, P&L management, recruiting and diversity, equity and inclusion. She currently serves on the board of Accelus, Inc., a company focused on minimally invasive spine surgery technology, where she chairs the audit committee and is a member of the nominating and governance committee, and on the board of Textainer Group Holdings (NYSE: TGH), also serving on the audit and compensation committees. She serves as the Advancement Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Columbus Museum of Art, a member and Finance Chair of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre and for FringeArts in Philadelphia, and a member of the Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business Advisory Council.

Lisa was with Ernst & Young LLP (EY) for 36 years, including 24 years as a partner until her retirement in June of 2021. She served in several leadership and client-serving roles including serving Fortune 500 corporations in industry sectors such as retail/distribution, manufacturing, aerospace and defense contracting, technology, communications, software, life sciences and biotechnology. During her tenure at EY, she served as Senior Global Client Service Partner for several of the firm’s largest public company clients, Americas Professional Practice Partner, and Global Capital Markets Partner in EY’s National Office.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting, cum laude, from Texas Tech University, and is a certified public accountant.