Lisa Donnan

Operating Partner

Option3 LLC

Lisa Donnan is a veteran technology and cybersecurity senior executive, advisor, and investor. She has led companies from startups to the Fortune 500. She has successfully commercialized innovative and disruptive technologies, launching new businesses and markets in the public and private sectors creating billions of shareholder value. 

Today, she serves as the Operating Partner at Option3 LLC (O3) a dedicated cybersecurity private equity investment firm that focuses on the intersection of information security and national security with specific expertise and experience in companies coming out of the U.S. National Security Community. She also serves as an investor and board member in the world’s most innovative cybersecurity companies such as Dellfer Inc. where she is Board Chair, Veracity Industrial Networks and Onclave Networks Inc. where she serves as Board Member. 

Additionally, she serves as the Chairman of the Board at George Mason University College of Engineering & Computing.  She has spoken on the issue of cyber security at industry conferences including RSA and is a contributing author to the recently released book “Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Today’s Leaders.”