Isabella Conti
Principal and founder
Lisardco
Principal and founder of Lisardco - a consulting firm providing services in the area of executive development - Isabella has over twenty five years of experience coaching executives of Fortune 500 and smaller corporations in a variety of industries. She is considered one of the top consultants in her field.
Co-founder, co-owner and Board member (from 1984 to 2001) of ElectroMagnetic Instruments, Inc., a high technology company that designs and manufactures instrumentation for geophysical exploration and research. A key crafter of the company’s strategy, in 2001 Isabella successfully negotiated the sale of ElectroMagnetic Instruments, Inc., to a well-known global corporation.
Co-founder of Barnes & Conti Associates, Inc., a management consulting company that specializes in training and development for middle managers in the areas of leadership, negotiation, and the management of change and innovation. After selling her shares in 1992, she remained on its Board for several years, and later served on the company’s Advisory Board.
A full-time, tenure-track professor at Saint Mary’s College of California from 1978 to 1983, Isabella has been invited to give lectures and hold university level seminars at a variety of institutions. She has presented papers at several conferences, including the National Organization Development Network, and was invited to address the prestigious Gordon Conference in Nuclear Chemistry.
Isabella holds a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from the University of Rome, Italy, with specialization in business law, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California Berkeley, with specialization in creativity and effective functioning, personality assessment and group dynamics. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of California and a member of the American Psychological Association.
Co-author of From Power to Partnership, HarperSanFrancisco, 1993, Isabella has contributed chapters to multi-author books and several articles to professional journals on creativity and business.
Isabella is fluent in English, Italian, French and Spanish.
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ABOUT THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE (ABI)
Through our work every day, the Anita Borg Institute seeks to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology, and increase the positive impact of technology on the world’s women.
Since 1995, ABI has developed tools and programs designed to help industry, academia and government recruit, retain and develop women technology leaders. By providing inclusive platforms designed to ensure women’s voices, ideas and spirits will result in higher levels of technical innovation, ABI delivers programs that are changing the world for women and for technology.
For more information about ABI, please visit www.anitaborg.org
ABOUT THE WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS BANQUET
This auction is taking place in conjunction with our 3rd annual Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards Banquet. The Women of Vision Awards honor women making significant contributions to technology in three categories: Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact. Nominees are submitted by high-tech companies, universities, private industry, and the public, with one winner selected in each category. This year we are proud to honor:
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Innovation Award Winner: Helen Greiner, Co-founder and Chairman, iRobot
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Social Impact Award Winner: Susan Landau, Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Leadership Award Winner: Justine Cassell, Professor, Northwestern University
For more information about the Women of Vision Awards, please visit www.anitaborg.org/wov.
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