Lisa Gefen Sicilian is the chief administrative officer for Kaplan University Group. She oversees top-level administrative functions for Kaplan University Group including accreditation, human resources, legal and compliance, communications, and real estate and facilities. Lisa joined Kaplan in 2003 and has held several leadership positions including chief administrative officer for Kaplan Higher Education and senior vice president of legal and human resources for Kaplan University. She is an accomplished executive with a diverse background who is widely respected for her ethics and commitment to drive cultural change.

Prior to joining Kaplan, Lisa was vice president and corporate secretary of United States Sugar Corporation, where she managed a staff of attorneys, supervised outside counsel and developed the strategic legal decision-making practice used by the corporation and its diverse subsidiaries. She also worked for AlliedSignal and the Washington, D.C. law firms of Sidley Austin and Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand. Lisa began her career clerking for three judges at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Lisa holds a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communications from Goucher College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. She is the founding facilitator of the Women President’s Organization, South Florida Chapter; a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bar Associations; and in-house counsel member of the Florida Bar.