In this episode, I'm talking to Lisa Quinn. After graduating from BC, a mentor figure in Lisa's life recommended she try a security career, which led Lisa to 25 years of service in the United States Secret Service. We talk about life in the Secret Service, Lisa's involvement with the startup of the counter-surveillance program under President Clinton, and her philosophy to always say yes. Now, she serves as the SVP of Global Security Operations for Fidelity investments.

Her investigative work spanned from smaller fraud investigations to larger cyber-security projects. The day-to-day aspect of her position in the Secret Service is not defined by just standing post. Lisa reflects on her career's social and collaborative nature. We talk about the relationships she made and how she stayed connected to friends and family despite constantly traveling. She eventually was moved to DC for her permanent protection time on the President's detail during the Clinton administration. She led the New England cybercrime task force and was a member of Massachusetts's major city chiefs association.

Throughout all her positions, Lisa credits a lot of success in saying YES in the face of a new challenge. She trusted that some things in her career that didn't seem favorable at the time would pay off later in her career, and they did. Lisa said yes to firearms training that qualified her for positions much later in her career. She said yes to moving across the country after her daughter's birth, which led to her role in starting the counter-surveillance program under President Clinton. It's this curiosity and willingness that she encourages everyone to take adopt in their career. 

Now at Fidelity, Lisa is a part of the Women's Employee Resource. We talk about the importance of having mentors and representation for women going into male-dominated fields like security.

Be prepared to hear about a new industry - This conversation is unlike any episode so far!