Lisa Christiansen Gentil enjoyed a 17-year career in international banking as one of the first female officers of Chase in Latin America, and later the first female senior vice president (Latin America) of American Express Bank. Gentil chaired the first capital campaign for Escola Graduada de São Paulo. She has been a member of a private sector board, school boards, and philanthropic boards. Most recently, she serves as a trustee of Empowers Africa, which funds projects for health, education, and welfare, as well as conservation efforts in several African countries.

Gentil has been a member of the Georgetown University Library Board, AAP Advisory Board, and the Board of Regents. She currently serves as an emerita member of the Parents Leadership Council; an AAP chair; and a fundraising chair and member of the Advisory Board of the Georgetown Scholars Program, for which she was the first co-chair. Gentil also continues to serve as a GSP mentor, one of her favorite Hoya volunteer activities.

Gentil and her husband, Fernando, have been married for 35 years, and have lived in New York, Greenwich, Connecticut, and São Paulo, Brazil. She is a passionate advocate for educational access, the arts, and conservation. Gentil contributes to organizations in her community, including Reach Prep, Greenwich Green and Clean, and Meals on Wheels. She and her husband are the proud parents of two Hoyas, Fernando (SFS’09) and Gabriella (C’12).