Life Sciences

Holley is a Principal in Life Sciences and Biotech, advising venture capital and biopharma across Europe and the USA on building high-performing executive teams. With a background in biochemistry, she began her career in pharma and a stem cell biotech before moving into executive search. This foundation gives her a unique perspective-combining a technical understanding of drug development with a commercial sense of how to launch assets and build successful businesses.

She partners closely with investors and leadership teams through critical growth phases, from Series A financing to IPO and beyond, identifying and attracting transformative leaders who can steer organizations through complexity and scale. Alongside her search work, Holley regularly speaks on panels and creating opportunities for discussion, learning, and connection across the industry.

Known for her empathy, intuition, and energy, Holley brings a genuine passion for patient impact to her work. She thrives on connecting science, strategy, and people, believing that the right leadership can turn breakthrough science into life-changing therapies.

Outside of work, Holley prioritizes time with family and friends. A health and wellness advocate, she maintains an active lifestyle and is passionate about horse riding, hiking, Pilates, and MMA. This balance fuels her resilience and drive, and mirrors the same determination she brings to her professional life.

As Head of APAC & Global Partner, Lisa has led an international career spanning UK, Europe, Japan, Vietnam and Hong Kong. With nearly two decades of experience in headhunting, she has led searches in all regions of the world including North America, Europe, MEA and most countries in APAC.

In addition to leading the APAC region for Miramar, Lisa is one of the global leaders in Food & Beverage, Life Sciences and Specialty Chemicals and works closely with the international offices to create long-term partnerships with clients. She prides herself on deeply understanding her client’s requirements and tailoring an approach, which is pragmatic, efficient and highly effective. At the same time, she is passionate about developing people’s potential and supporting clients to create diversity across their organisation.

Not only does Lisa have a strong track record in delivering to individual search and talent mapping mandates but she has also led complex multi-hire projects for companies in Asia and Europe to develop talent hubs from the ground up. Lisa is relentless in her pursuit to create sustainable solutions for the clients she works with and thrives in leading niche and challenging searches.