Christopher ‘Kit’ Lisle. Founder, Managing Partner.   As the founder of Acclaro, Kit directs Corporate Development and Strategic Planning for Acclaro and lends support to teams delivering projects in M&A, marketing strategy, corporate growth planning and quasi-turnarounds.

Kit’s experience in market intelligence was rooted in his military intelligence services as well as working in the competitive intelligence consulting field.  Prior to Acclaro, he served as Vice-President of Acquisition Services for Markowitz and McNaughton, developing extensive experience with market-entry analysis and market due diligence.  During his military career, Kit served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army.  He was a Eurasia Desk Officer in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.

Kit served on the Board of the Strategic Leadership Network, a professional society for those involved in strategy, leadership, and strategic leadership in the private sector, association community, and in the government.  He is also active in the Association for Corporate Growth.

Kit has an undergraduate degree from Franklin and Marshall College in Government, and a Master’s degree from the University of Virginia in Foreign Affairs.

Kit has written for publications such as: Mergers and Acquisitions:  The Dealmaker’s Journal; The Journal of Private Equity; Office World News; Assisted Living Today; Expose and Focus – The Journals of ECRM; M&A Today; Wholesalers and Distributors’ News.

Kit has been a featured speaker for numerous industry events including:

• Due Diligence MasterClass, Capital Roundtable
• The First 100 days. Post Transition Tango. Association for Corporate Growth
• Best Practices in Competitive Analysis. American Marketing Association
• School, Home and Office Products Association. State of the Industry Review
• Assisted Living Federation of America. State of the Industry
• Symposium on Public-Private Partnerships. Homeland Security Council. Sponsor. Panelist