Lisa Blout has over 30 years experience in human services and education in both policy and operational roles and 17 years of experience as a consultant in health care and related fields.
Ms. Blout held several positions as a senior state official within Massachusetts state government, beginning in 1981. She was Assistant Secretary of Administration and Finance from 1986-1989 and 1990-1993. As Undersecretary of Education for the Commonwealth (1993-1996), she led several efforts as part of the implementation of education reform, notably charter schools and school-to-work.
In 2002, she started her own consulting practice in order to focus on community health care and behavioral health services. Serving over 40 current client organizations, she has raised over $92 million in annual grant funding and a grand total of over $200 million over 10 years.
Ms. Blout holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master of Science degree from the Heller School for Advanced Social Policy Research at Brandeis University.