Lisa Cisneros, senior director of Strategic Communications in University Relations, provides communications counsel to senior leadership and develops and implements major projects and initiatives at UC San Francisco. She develops and launches websites from concept to completion, edits, writes and produces videos in addition to leading and organizing campuswide events such as the State of the University Address.

Since 1994, she has served in a variety of communications roles at UCSF, including editor-in-chief of web communications, editor of the campus newspaper and assistant director of internal communications. With 25 years experience in journalism and public relations, Cisneros has previously worked as a newspaper reporter, covering education, health care, sports and city government. She holds a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor degree in Print Journalism from San Francisco State University.