Lisa Ferrero '85 became senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Corning Incorporated in January 2016. She is responsible for Aviation, Business Services, Corning Enterprises and Community Affairs, Global Supply Management, Government Affairs, Global Information Security, and Information Technology.

She served as general manager of Corning Display Technologies from July 2010 through 2015. In this role, Ferrero oversaw Display Technologies’ business and manufacturing operations across the segment’s four regions: China, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States.

Ferrero joined Corning in 1987 as a statistician in the Big Flats, New York plant. While in Big Flats, she held various production management positions until joining Display Technologies in 1995 as a market analyst in Tokyo. While in Japan, she was appointed export sales manager for Taiwan and Korea. In 1998, she was named market development manager and returned to Corning, New York. In 2000, she was appointed director of strategic marketing, planning, and analysis for Display Technologies.

In 2002, Ferrero joined Environmental Technologies as business manager for the heavy-duty diesel business, and in 2003 she was named director of the automotive substrates business. In June 2005, she was named vice president and deputy general manager, Display Technologies Asia.

Ferrero holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and statistics from the State University of New York-Oneonta, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Diego.