Insights & Solutions for a Better Tomorrow

“Collaborating with Lisa McGregor always brings great results. Over a period of five years, Lisa and I partnered on projects and consulting contracts for the State of Arizona, and multiple departments at the City of Phoenix. Each of these projects centered on seeking extensive community input from low-income communities to inform the design and delivery of public services at the neighborhood level. Ms. McGregor is an expert at strategic planning, community engagement, RFQ development, feasibility studies, and program design and management. She is insightful, respectful of the views of all stakeholders, and strategic-minded. She consistently delivers insights and solutions that work for clients and the communities they serve.”

“Lisa combines the theoretical understanding and practical experience that is essential for applied research. She served as a team leader of a group of researchers she had never met before and was able to deliver a quality product on time and within budget to inform a technical strategy and program design. She was a pleasure to work with and was able to resolve problems in a very challenging environment with tight deadlines. She also has very strong oral presentation and writing skills.”

“I had the privilege of working alongside Lisa during our tenure with USAID in Kenya, where we formulated and implemented strategies to expand the agency’s partnerships with local organizations across East Africa. Together, we also designed and led professional development trainings that strengthened the capacity of local development actors, and we facilitated high-level convenings, including sessions with USAID Mission Directors focused on implementing the Power Africa initiative. Lisa brings outstanding strategic thinking, facilitation, and people skills to every engagement. She is a natural bridge builder with deep emotional intelligence, a talent for team leadership and collaboration, and a clear commitment to advancing sustainable, locally-driven development solutions. Her expertise in strengthening the capacity of local partners and delivering high-impact training made her a go-to resource for USAID leadership across the globe, who frequently sought her guidance and facilitation skills for mission-wide initiatives and complex convenings.”

“As an executive director of a local office in Phoenix Arizona earlier in my career, I was fortunate to have utilized Lisa’s consulting services. Lisa was an absolute pleasure to work with – extremely competent in her work and proactively kept me up to date on her progress. Lisa consulted for me on a number of distinct community-based initiatives. She completed a feasibility study on affordable housing for refugees, provided a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking (ALERT), conducted a feasibility study for an interpreter service, and helped work through a business and marketing plan to support the launch of the interpreter training program. Lisa’s professional support significantly advanced our important work. Throughout our careers, Lisa and I had the opportunity to be based in two other locations – one domestic and one international. I continue to have great respect for her as a professional and someone who is known to deliver.”

"Lisa is the expert you bring in when the stakes are high. Her ability to quickly grasp complex technical and political landscapes and deliver sharp, clear, and strategic analysis is second to none. She provided our team with the critical insights it needed to confidently navigate a major business development effort. I would partner with her again without hesitation."

"Lisa is an exceptional facilitator, coach, and mentor. Drawing on her extensive experience in governance programming across diverse country contexts, she has a remarkable ability to demystify technical concepts and translate them into practical, actionable steps. She guided us through political economy analysis with skill and clarity, then continued to support us as we applied these approaches across various countries and sectors. Lisa then went ahead to convene and establish a learning community, providing a collaborative space where we could exchange ideas, learn from one another, and serve as sounding boards for peer reflection. She consistently encouraged our teams to stay curious, remain grounded in the data, and draw evidence-based conclusions. Her support has been transformative—her facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills are truly outstanding."