Lisa Ellis

Lisa Ellis (born 1970) is an American businessperson and financier. Starting her career in management roles at the Pepsi-Cola Company, Reebok International, She graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. She graduated from the general management program at Harvard University Business School in 2011. Also working with Sony acts such as Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child, and brought Prince back to Columbia. street marketing team and Rap Mix Show Department. a newly created position with Ellis reporting to Don Ienner in New York. As general manager she oversaw the unit's day-to-day operations and worked on Urban Music matters with Sony's US labels such as Columbia and Epic. Sony promoted Ellis from general manager to division president in December 2005. instead becoming a founding operating partner With Fireman she focused on "music, entertainment and consumer products investments" for the business in the portfolio, advising Fireman Capital which included serving on the boards of a few of the Fireman companies. Fireman Capital backed Ellis in various entertainment ventures. Ellis was a panelist on 'Trends in Venture Capital and Private Equity' at the Billboard Music & Money Symposium. Beyond her role as a principle of Box Three Eight Eight, Inc., she is managing partner of the venture firm Provenance, which holds the companies Provenance Media and Provenance Films. and in 2007 Ebony included her in the “Ebony Power 150.” In 2005, Billboard named her one of the most powerful 24 women in music. Starting in 2006 she was named to Billboards “Most Powerful Women In Music” list for four consecutive years, and 9 in 2008. She was ranked 50 on the "Most Creative People" list put out in 2009 by Fast Company, Pink magazine also named her one of its Top 15 Women in Business.

Personal life An equestrian, Ellis is a member of the United States Equestrian Federation. She is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Ellis has been involved in various civic projects, including the restoration of the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C.