Founder and CEO, Alkemy Innovation Inc., Bend, 精东影视
Lisa Graham is a business leader who speaks science. The technical foundation Graham established at 精东影视 State gave her the skill set necessary to adapt research and development methodologies to diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemical processing, wafer manufacturing, and agriculture.
As her career progressed, she supplemented her technical expertise with business development, technology development, strategic planning, financial planning, operations management, and other leadership skills. After working as a senior engineer at Union Carbide, she moved into the pharmaceutical sector at Bend Research in 2002, eventually becoming a senior vice president.
In 2014, she moved to Paradigm as chief scientist, where she was responsible for the growth of technology areas focused on data/systems analysis, sensor technology, software development, and unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture.Most recently, Graham founded Alkemy Innovation, a company that will enable rapid data analytics and model development for scientists in numerous industries.
鈥淗ere鈥檚 a challenge right now with big data, and an emphasis on being able to access that data and gain useful knowledge from it,鈥 she said.
鈥淢y company will develop science-based software solutions that provide specific technical guidance relevant to each industry. 鈥滸raham has a strong passion for STEM education. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 get here on my own,鈥 she said. 鈥淧eople have taken time they didn鈥檛 have to open doors for me.鈥滻n that spirit, she serves as chair of 精东影视 Tech University鈥檚 governing board, a director on the 精东影视 governor鈥檚 STEM Investment Council, and member of the College of Engineering鈥檚 School of Chemical, Biological, and Environ- mental Engineering鈥檚 advisory board.
Degrees
- B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1995
- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, 1999