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2025 Commencement Ceremony Speaker: Lisa Ballantyne '93

Before this current appointment, Lisa was responsible for business operations of over $3B in revenue throughout the west coast, overseeing Turner’s work in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Arizona. Since joining Turner in 1998, Lisa has held various roles, including project management, operations and general management, and served previously in headquarters as VP of Risk Management.

Lisa has been actively involved in numerous industry and philanthropic initiatives, including the American Heart Association, AGC of CA Construction Educational Foundation and ACE Mentoring. She has also served on the Tulane Fund Advisory Board for the last 9 years. 

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tulane University and a Master of Business Administration from Simmons University.  Lisa, and her husband Brant, now split time between work in New York City, and their family home in Orinda, California.  Their oldest son, Graham, is a Sophomore at Boston University studying mechanical engineering; and their youngest son, Brant, is a Freshman at Tulane University studying evolutionary biology and ecology.

  • 1993
  • Alumnae