Lisa L. Prusak

There is a line Lisa Prusak uses that says a lot about how she sees the world: most business problems are actually people problems in disguise.

Steady, perceptive, and deeply committed to the people around her, Lisa has carried that belief through over twenty-five years of leadership, and it is the reason people who have worked alongside her tend to describe her not by what she has built, but by what she helped them see in themselves. One person who worked closely with her said Lisa has a talent for understanding the intricate dynamics of an organization and how to position individuals for success. Another described her as someone who blends strategic insight with genuine care, the kind of leader whose impact is both practical and inspiring. She pays attention to what is actually happening inside a team, not just what the numbers say, and she stays with people through the work of making things better.

That instinct runs through everything Lisa does, and it runs especially deep at Maxari Energy Solutions, the company she co-founded and now leads as CEO. Maxari is a minority-owned clean energy EPC integrator, providing turnkey solutions for EV charging infrastructure, solar, wind, and battery storage systems. Her career before Maxari crossed chemical manufacturing, insurance consulting, business development, and disability services, and the thread connecting all of it was always people. How to understand them, how to build teams around them, how to help them do their best work. At Maxari, that approach helped the company secure a national installation contract spanning seven states and grow into a firm with over seven hundred completed projects across more than fifteen states.

But the work, as varied as it has been, only tells part of the story. She served for years on the board of the Family-to-Family Network, a Houston nonprofit that spent thirty-five years helping families of children and adults with disabilities before closing in 2025. She held a board position with National Charity League, a mother-daughter philanthropic organization. And her background in industrial and organizational psychology shows up not as a line on a resume but in how she reads a room and builds a culture. Lisa once wrote that great businesses are built with people who know their value and trust their leaders enough to give their best. Spend a few minutes with her and you realize that is not just something she believes. It is how she has led from the beginning.