Lisa Falzone
{{short description|American businesswoman|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=December 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
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Lisa Falzone is an American businesswoman who is a co-founder of Revel Systems POS with Chris Ciabarra, an iPad point of sale company that she raised over 100 million dollars. Falzone also co-founded Athena Security, a temperature detection {{Cite web|title=Temperature Checking {{!}} body temperature elevated|url=https://www.athena-security.com/temperature-detection|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Athena Security|language=en}} and a walk-through metal detector{{Cite web|title=Walk-Through Metal Detector {{!}} Athena AI Threat Detection|url=https://www.athena-security.com/walk-through-metal-detector|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Athena Security|language=en}} company that she raised over 16 million dollars.
Falzone has been recognized as a young female entrepreneur, through Fortune ’40 Under 40’ the Business Insider “30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech.” and the San Francisco Business Times ’40 Under 40.’{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2013/03/01/lisa-falzone-ceo-and-co-founder.html|title=Lisa Falzone: CEO and co-founder, Revel Systems Inc.|publisher=San Francisco Business Times}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/30-most-important-women-under-30-in-tech-2014-2014-8?op=1|title=The 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech|newspaper=Business Insider|access-date=October 14, 2016}}
Education
Falzone graduated from Stanford University in 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2015/02/3-lessons-on-the-people-side-of-running-a-tech.html?page=all|title=Revel Systems CEO Lisa Falzone shares 3 lessons on the 'people side' of running a tech startup - Bizwomen|website=The Business Journals|access-date=October 14, 2016}} She swam three seasons for Stanford, scoring points at the Pac-10 championships in all three seasons and winning two conference titles as a member of the Cardinal swimming program in 2004 and 2005.{{Cite news|url=https://swimswam.com/stanford-swimming-alum-lisa-falzone-hits-2-pastes-powerful-women-technology-list/|title=Stanford Swimming alum Lisa Falzone hits #2 on Paste's Most Powerful Women in Technology list|date=May 1, 2014|newspaper=SwimSwam|language=en-US|access-date=October 14, 2016}}
Career
Falzone’s first job was teaching swimming lessons.
Falzone and Chris Ciabarra founded Revel Systems, a company that makes iPad point of sale systems, in 2010. Falzone became CEO of the company.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/business/lisa-falzone-of-revel-systems-on-the-thrill-of-entrepreneurship.html|title=Lisa Falzone of Revel Systems on the Thrill of Entrepreneurship|last=Bryant|first=Adam|date=March 6, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=October 14, 2016}} In February 2017, private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe bought out Falzone.{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden/a-takeover-in-silicon-valley|title=A Takeover In Silicon Valley: Founders Out, Private Equity In|last=Reporter|first=William Alden BuzzFeed News|website=BuzzFeed|date=February 6, 2017 |access-date=February 8, 2017}}
In 2014, Falzone was recognized by Business Insider as one of the 30 Most Important Women Under 30 in Tech and Forbes Magazine recognized her in its 30 under 30 awards as well.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2014/30-under-30/technology.html|title=30 Under 30 - Technology - Forbes|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=October 14, 2016}}
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Category:American women chief executives
Category:American technology chief executives
Category:Stanford University alumni