Lisa Pieper, MD, MBA

Lisa R. Pieper, MD, MBA is a 5-year veteran of Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS). She initially served as a volunteer and later on staff, culminating in Country Director, Ecuador. Graduating from Lewis & Clark College with degrees in International Affairs and Spanish, the AMIGOS experience in public health projects influenced her to redirect her academic and career aspirations, deferring admission at The Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies to pursue post-baccalaureate studies at UCSD in math and science, in order to apply to medical school.

Dr. Pieper subsequently spent a decade at UCSF, where she attended medical school and completed a residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Following a decade of clinical practice, she pursued an MBA at UCLA, after which she became a consultant to healthcare and life sciences organizations, initially with global search firms and later in her own boutique advisory firm.

Following a fellowship at The Distinguished Careers Institute at Stanford University, Dr. Pieper joined the board of directors of AMIGOS, and she currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee and the chairperson of the Governance and Nominations Committee.