Lisa Podesto

Biography: As Lendlease’s Mass Timber and Innovation Specialist, Lisa is responsible for managing US corporate and project strategies for the use of cross-laminated timer and componentized solutions in projects across Lendlease business units including development, design-build and construction management. In this role, she supports activities including master planning, design management, cost planning, and pre-construction, guiding early decisions to achieve innovative, sustainable project delivery. With years of engineering experience, a decade of leading mass timber market development, and insight on Lendlease’s development portfolio of mass timber projects, she brings a well-rounded perspective to this discussion.