Lisa Brown joined Johnson Controls in 2003. As Senior National Director for Municipal
Infrastructure & Smart Cities, Lisa is responsible for growth of the local government &
smart communities market globally, including the development of strategies, offerings
and innovations for local government service and systems markets. Lisa created
Johnson Controls’ local government urban efficiency initiative, which combines smart
city solutions with community outreach and workforce enhancement for midsize to large
municipal customers. Lisa is consistently sought out to deliver global & NA key note
presentations and participate on Smart City and IOT Digital Revolution panels to
discuss how data can assist cities to become “secure & connected” and its relation to
climate resiliency, smart infrastructure and economic growth. Prior to JCI, Lisa was a
Vice President of ATT’s Broadband Television division, CEO of a Dotcom incubator in
the NY’s Silicon Alley, and Director of Marketing of Lifetime Medical Television. These
roles provided Lisa with deep technology & telecommunications knowledge that serve
as a foundation to her current IT/OT expertise.
Lisa sits on the Smart Communities Advisory board for the International City Manager’s
Association (ICMA), is a board member of Smart City Works, a smart accelerator,
Denton’s Smart Communities think tank and the Smart Cities Council, North America.
Lisa is the JCI lead for municipal organizations, such as NLC, NACO, & USCOM, and
for the past five years, she has been the leader of the East Region Women’s Resource
Network of Johnson Controls and functioned as global ambassador for International
Women’s Day. Lisa served 15 years with the Junior League of Montclair-Newark, four of
those years as director of community development and outreach in Newark, New
Jersey. Lisa sits on the Rumson-Fair Haven Education Foundation board, and is a
recipient of the NY Women of Valor Humanitarian Award from St. Francis Food Pantries
and Shelters, which support 1.5 million food disadvantaged New Yorkers annually.
Lisa resides on the Jersey Shore with her family and two always hungry dogs.