Lisa Wehden

CEO & Founder

2022

Accelerating innovation through fast and straightforward immigration solutions. We work with 400+ of Silicon Valley's fastest growing companies including Cursor, Windsurf, Pika AI, Replit, Midjourney, LangChain, Together AI, Lindy AI, Magic, 1x, Living Carbon and more.

Sequoia Scout

2024 - 2025

Board Member Next Gen

2022 - 2023

Community for leading British entrepreneurs & investors in the Bay Area working with them to innovate, collaborate and inspire others.

Investor

2019 - 2021

VC investing in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. Focused on companies transforming critical industries (Flexport, Newfront and AtoB).

Product & Growth

2017 - 2019

Launched the Berlin office and built and invested in early-stage AI/ML startups across Europe. Ran three programs with 150 scientists and engineers. Interviewed over 500+ founders and investment decisions for the Berlin cohort. EF's notable exits include Magic Pony Technology (acquired by Twitter) and Bloomsbury AI (acquired by Facebook).

Vacation Scheme

2016 - 2016

Associate Lecturer

2015 - 2015

Lecturer in philosophy, politics and public affairs.

President

2014 - 2015

Hosted world leaders in every field. Conducted public interviews with Anna Wintour, Buzz Aldrin and hosted the first-ever interview in a foreign language with Marine Le Pen. Facilitated visits of Jack Dorsey, Steve Ballmer, Eric Schmidt, and Morgan Freeman.