Dr. Lisa Gulesserian

Dr. Lisa Gulesserian is Head of Professional Development at GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI). She leads the programme team responsible for delivering the Certificate in Board Directorship, Diploma in Board Directorship, Chartered Director designation, Certified Board Secretary Programme, and custom governance education programmes and projects.

Before joining GCC BDI, Lisa spent over 15 years working in learning and development focused on L&D strategy, design, facilitation, succession planning and talent development. Most recently, she was L&D Lead at Willis Towers Watson in Sydney, Australia, leading L&D for the Investments business across Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and The Philippines.

Lisa also held the role of Associate Director, Governance Programs at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto in Canada. In this capacity, she worked in partnership with the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) delivering governance education across the country, and also launched a partnership program with Stanford University’s Rock Centre for Corporate Governance.

Lisa completed her Undergraduate Degree (Political Science, 2004) and Masters Degree (Education, 2013) at the University of Toronto. Lisa also holds a PhD (Business, 2023) from the University of Sydney Business School, which focused on gender equality at work and home through a study of men, fatherhood and flexible work. She has also lectured at The University of Sydney Business School, McMaster University, George Brown College, and Guest Lectured at Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE.