"I’VE DONE IT — AND I’M STILL DOING IT."
As the former CEO of Celebrity Cruises, Lisa led a team of over 20,000, transformed financial performance, built an award-winning brand, and shattered industry expectations. Her leadership unlocked growth across financial, operational, and reputational dimensions, setting a new standard for high-impact executive leadership.
After her CEO tenure, Lisa served as Vice Chairman of External Affairs for Royal Caribbean Group, advancing strategy and partnerships across its global portfolio. Most recently, Lisa was Chairwoman of Hornblower Group, guiding one of the world’s largest experiential travel and transportation companies.
Today, Lisa serves as a board member for two publicly traded companies, AutoNation (NYSE: AN) and Amerant Bank (NASDAQ: AMTB), and as a trusted advisor and global keynote speaker. In these roles, she helps leaders and organizations solve their most critical business challenges across five core areas:
- Profitability and financial transformation
- Culture that drives performance
- Strategic vision and corporate strategy
- Leadership development and succession planning
- Crisis and change management
Lisa is also the best-selling author of Making Waves, where she shares the leadership lessons that shaped her journey as the first woman in the company's history to become a CEO and how she led a global brand through cultural transformation, financial growth, and moments of crisis.
LLP brings firsthand executive experience navigating growth, disruption, and organizational complexity.
If you or your company needs a trusted voice, Lisa brings the perspective and experience to align strategy, lead through change, and accelerate results.
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Advisor - board member
Known for bringing a CEO’s perspective to the boardroom, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo has a proven record of driving financial performance, operational excellence, and culture-led transformation. She previously served as Chairwoman of Hornblower Group and currently sits on the boards of both publicly traded and private equity-backed companies, including AutoNation (NYSE: AN) and Amerant Bank (NASDAQ: AMTB).
With deep expertise in high-stakes strategy, brand repositioning, and stakeholder alignment, she serves on Audit, Compensation, and Nominating & Governance Committees—guiding CEOs and executive teams on oversight, growth, and long-term value creation.
Today, as a trusted advisor to boards and leadership teams around the world, Lisa’s impact is measurable—delivering clarity, accountability, and results where it matters most.
Speaker
Lisa brings lived experience, real results, and an impact that lasts long after she leaves the stage.
A compelling speaker on leadership reinvention and what it takes to build resilient, high-performing cultures, she’s known for translating four decades of lessons into actionable insights that drive performance and change.
Her keynote messages are grounded in real-world success, offering powerful insights for executives, emerging leaders, and organizations navigating complexity and growth.
With a focus on transformational leadership, purposeful growth, profitability, and creating performance-driven cultures, she challenges audiences to lead with vision and deliver results.
