Lisa Hammersley is the Executive Director of the School and State Finance Project, a nonprofit organization that works to improve Connecticut’s school funding system and state finances. She has over a decade of experience in state budget and policy analysis, having worked as a senior staff member for the Republican Caucus of the Connecticut State Senate and as a budget specialist and analyst for the Office of Policy and Management. She holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Central Connecticut State University. She lives in Southington, Connecticut with her family.