Lisa Delp brings a first-person perspective to the needs of emerging companies and the role of government in economic development. At state, national, and international levels she works to build sustainable entrepreneurial environments and create active networks of vital business resources.
Guided by her own experience in a technology start-up she brings a personal perspective to the need for readily available assistance to small businesses. When combined with her service as the Executive Director of the Ohio Third Frontier, a $2.3 billion government-led initiative to support entrepreneurial ventures, Lisa is able to see both sides of the economic development equation. Using this knowledge, she works globally to provide guidance in many aspects of technology-based economic development.
She is the former Director of the Ohio Federal Research Network Commercialization Team at Lorain County Community College where she worked at the interface between academic labs, Department of Defense (DoD) facilities, and Ohio industry. This work provided the insight to develop a repeatable, measurable, and scalable process to connect emerging technology solutions to the needs of the DoD.
In 2018 Lisa used her knowledge of government-led economic development, technology commercialization, and DoD requirements to co-found GDI Partners and launch the TRIAD (Technology Requirements & Innovation Awareness Days) Program. TRIAD provides education and advocacy to help small businesses grow and improves new technology access for the U.S. Warfighter. The Program is available nationwide through direct engagement and collaboration with NIST-funded Manufacturing Extension Partnership organizations.
Lisa grew up in rural West Virginia, but now splits her time between Ohio (where she has a son, daughter, and 2 grand-dogs) and Napa, California where she is expanding her network and looking for new adventures with her husband, Michael.
Lisa Delp brings a first-person perspective to the needs of emerging companies and the role of government in economic development. At state, national, and international levels she works to build sustainable entrepreneurial environments and create active networks of vital business resources.
Guided by her own experience in a technology start-up she brings a personal perspective to the need for readily available assistance to small businesses. When combined with her service as the Executive Director of the Ohio Third Frontier, a $2.3 billion government-led initiative to support entrepreneurial ventures, Lisa is able to see both sides of the economic development equation. Using this knowledge, she works globally to provide guidance in many aspects of technology-based economic development.
She is the former Director of the Ohio Federal Research Network Commercialization Team at Lorain County Community College where she worked at the interface between academic labs, Department of Defense (DoD) facilities, and Ohio industry. This work provided the insight to develop a repeatable, measurable, and scalable process to connect emerging technology solutions to the needs of the DoD.
In 2018 Lisa used her knowledge of government-led economic development, technology commercialization, and DoD requirements to co-found GDI Partners and launch the TRIAD (Technology Requirements & Innovation Awareness Days) Program. TRIAD provides education and advocacy to help small businesses grow and improves new technology access for the U.S. Warfighter. The Program is available nationwide through direct engagement and collaboration with NIST-funded Manufacturing Extension Partnership organizations.
Lisa grew up in rural West Virginia, but now splits her time between Ohio (where she has a son, daughter, and 2 grand-dogs) and Napa, California where she is expanding her network and looking for new adventures with her husband, Michael.
