Elisa Basnight, Founder

“My entrepreneurial goal has long been to maintain the dual mission of doing exceptional work for our customers and doing good for the betterment of society.” ~ Elisa Basnight, Founder

Elisa Basnight, founder of StrategyServ LLC, is a distinguished leader with experience fueling enterprise and digital transformations in Fortune 50 corporations, government, and nonprofit organizations. She has P&L experience and held executive roles in healthcare, supply chain, and workforce innovation. She has led teams of up to 7,000 people and managed portfolios generating $2 billion in annual revenue.  Her leadership philosophy promotes employee and stakeholder engagement in creative problem solving and design thinking to contribute to organizational success and repositioning small, medium and large-scale corporate, governmental and nonprofit enterprises for growth. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, as SVP of Supply Chain, Biomedical Services, she led a team responsible for production and distribution of 40% of the U.S. blood products. Elisa has served as a two-time U.S. Senior Executive Service Presidential Appointee and is a licensed attorney. 

Prior to her White House appointments, Elisa served as corporate commercial counsel at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, where she was a member of the corporate finance team and her practice included corporate and commercial contracts (manufacturing, engineering & construction, supply chain); government relations; small-owned businesses; healthcare and technology; was an associate with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York, NY, where her practice focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions and technology in domestic and international markets; and spent several years in operational roles at Prudential Financial and Bankers Trust.

She has taught at the Brookings Institution, is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is an independent corporate board director.  Elisa is a West Point graduate, Army Airborne qualified and former Army Intelligence Officer with a JCS badge. She holds a JD from Rutgers Law School, an MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School, and a Master’s in International Relations from Boston University - Brussels.  

Elisa leads with a purpose-driven focus to unlock the potential of others. She has authored publications. is a requested speaker, and been recognized for her community service and professional accomplishments.