Lisa Fitzpatrick
"The Internet Lady"
Entrepreneur. Community Visionary. CNN Hero. Former Senior Pastor. CEO of C-Suite Assist.
Lisa Fitzpatrick is a multi-decade entrepreneur, social innovator, former pastor, and nationally recognized community hero whose life story weaves together technology, trauma, faith, and an unrelenting commitment to young people in some of America's most underserved neighborhoods.
Known widely as "The Internet Lady" — a nickname she earned by being one of the only women operating an Internet Service Provider in the early 2000s — Lisa has spent more than three decades at the intersection of technology and human dignity.
Pioneer in Technology and Healthcare
Long before Lisa became famous for her community activism, she was quietly blazing trails in two male-dominated fields: technology and healthcare administration. As early as 1993, she developed one of the first healthcare charting and intervention systems for a Washington, D.C. hospital network.
CNN Hero & Community Leader
Lisa's work bridging the digital divide in underserved communities earned her national recognition as a CNN Hero. Her nonprofit work connected thousands of low-income families to the internet and digital literacy programs at a time when access was a privilege, not a right.
Founding C-Suite Assist
Drawing on decades of entrepreneurial experience, Lisa founded C-Suite Assist to give small and medium business owners access to the same executive-level strategic thinking that Fortune 500 companies take for granted. The platform's profit optimization tools and fractional C-Suite consulting give SMB owners a fighting chance to compete, grow, and thrive.