Marisa Lightfoot

Marisa is a Senior Director within EY Parthenon focused on artificial intelligence and quantum analytic strategies and initiatives. ​Prior to EY, Marisa spent 8 years as a US Army Military Intelligence Officer in an Infantry Brigade Combat Team. She went on to work at NGA and CIA as a technical program manager, enabling the success of the C2S environment during it’s early stages and transitioning detection algorithms from idea to products. Marisa went on to work at QinetiQ US managing the development of the US Army’s airborne hyperspectral imagery sensor. She led the effort from the initial concept stage to the sensor’s successful mission-impacting deployment abroad.  

Marisa holds her BS from the University of Michigan, her MA in Intelligence Operations & Management from American Military University, and her MBA from the University of Oxford. She is also a certified Contracting Officer Representative though DAU and holds her PMP through PMI.