LISA JOHNSON Lisa Johnson graduated with a B.S. from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is President and CEO of Gourmet Kitchens, Inc. (GKI), a manufacturer of premier convenient food products headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.  Under Ms. Johnson?s leadership, Lisa and GKI have won numerous awards including the Wells Fargo Trailblazer Award in 2005 and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)-Chicago Business Woman of the Year in 2005. Ms. Johnson currently serves as a director on the Board of the National Association of Women Business Owners based in Washington DC, the Industrial Council of NearWest Chicago and serves as a member of the Chicago advisory board of the Women's Leadership Exchange.  She has also served on the American Express Partners in Preservation Advisory Committee which works to preserve historic cultural sites in Chicago. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, raised in France, Germany and the United States.  She has familiarity with German and Farsi; and travels regularly throughout the United States, Europe and Iran.  Ms. Johnson resides with her husband and daughter in the Chicago area.
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