Lisa Burton

Data has been the common thread through my experiences -first in research on acoustics and bio-inspired swimming, then as a lead data scientist at tech startups. I then moved on to become a data science consultant for companies interested in how data science could impact their business, which led to me co-founding a startup where we used social media data to help brands understand their customers online. I'm now the Executive Director of HearstLab, where we invest in and support women-led companies in NYC, SF and Amsterdam. HearstLab provides seed investment and access to a number of resources at Hearst, including our legal team, our team of hands-on experts in UX design, DevOps engineering, and hiring, and our HearstLab Scouts, a group of 70+ women leaders across Hearst businesses. In addition to investing, I work with our portfolio companies to design and develop initial data science solutions for their products.