Lisa A. Free

Lisa is a Founding Principal, Managing Director, and Head of the San Francisco office for The Risch Group. She is an accomplished Search Executive with over fifteen years of line, management, and executive search experience. Lisa's recent search activity has been concentrated in private banking, alternative investments, and investment banking. She has demonstrated expertise in successfully completing senior level search assignments at the Vice President, Director, Managing Director, and CEO level.

Her accomplishments include opening a western region office for The Risch Group based in San Francisco, where she is currently the Managing Director.

Prior to joining The Risch Group, Lisa was a Branch Manager for a national recruiting firm based in Chicago, where her responsibilities included sales, recruitment, training, and development. Lisa began her career with the Hilton Hotel Corporation in various staff management and line assignments, including managing the operations of the Hilton's flagship luxury/VIP accommodations in Chicago.

A native of Chicago, Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, and attended John Marshall Law School in Chicago.