Lisa K. SchäferYoung professional committed to transforming industries and driving measurable outcomes in healthcare and beyond through innovation.

Originally from Germany, I built my career across European markets and moved to the US in 2023. I work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and execution with consulting, startup, and VC experience.

I am committed to healthcare innovation: improving access and quality of care, advancing prevention through digital solutions, and supporting adoption of agentic AI solutions.

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Professional Profile

Strategy Consulting: Project leader at BCG in NYC, focused on innovation, healthcare, and finance, with consulting delivery for 20+ companies across Europe and the US.

Company Building: As first employee in a HealthTech startup, helped build a telemedical platform from the ground up, including strategy, go-to-market, partnerships, and investor diligence materials.

Academic Excellence: Harvard MPH and LSE MSc graduate with top academic performance and thought leadership in digital innovation and public health.

Career Journey

Professional and Academic Journey

Professional

  • BCG Strategy Consulting: Project leader (2021-present) across Germany, UK (London), and US (NYC), focused on innovation, healthcare, and finance.
    • Healthcare Projects: 10+ projects including AI and digital R&D strategy, GTM strategy, rare disease algorithm commercialization, and digital health platform validation.
    • Tech Projects: 5+ projects including GenAI grounding use cases, AI-enabled business case development, and AI opportunity assessments.
    • Finance and PE Projects: 8+ engagements across private equity and corporate finance, including commercial due diligence, investor storytelling, and value-focused growth strategy.
  • Flare Capital Partners (Boston): Flare Scholar evaluating digital health startup opportunities.
  • .406 Ventures (Boston): Researched AI policy and investment implications across the US, UK, and EU.
  • Healthtech Ventures (Hamburg): Founder's Associate (first employee), supporting telemedical platform strategy, partnerships, and investor diligence.
  • EY (Hamburg and London): Consultant in tax technology and transformation with global strategy contributions.

Academic and AI Skills

  • Harvard University (Boston, 2023-2024): MPH, GPA 3.98, focused on healthcare management and GenAI in healthcare delivery.
  • LSE (London, 2019-2020): MSc in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation, GPA 4.0, Distinction (Top 1%).
  • HSBA (Hamburg and Sydney, 2015-2018): BSc in Business Administration (Top 10%) with finance and advisory focus.
  • Skills (Strategy and Delivery): AI strategy, GTM strategy, commercial due diligence, business case development, and project management (including agile principles).
  • Skills (AI and Analytics Tools): Agentic AI (including prompt engineering, agent architectures, MCP fundamentals, tool-calling, and multi-agent orchestration with CrewAI, LangGraph, and OpenAI Agents SDK).

Publications

  • BCG White Paper (2024): Going Beyond Digital: Why Hybrid Care is the Future of Health Care.
  • Research Deck (Boston, 2024): AI (Healthcare) Policy Developments and Investor Implications.
  • Academic Publication (2020): Big Data in Smart Cities.

Scholarships and Leadership

  • Studienstiftung: German Academic Scholarship Foundation scholar (Top 0.5% of German students).
  • DAAD and ICMS: Graduate and academic scholarship recipient across Germany, UK, and Australia contexts.
  • Harvard Leadership (Boston): Founder of AI in Healthcare student organization with active community building.
  • Mentoring and Teaching: Leadership through mentoring, teaching initiatives, and alumni programs.

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