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Lisa Northup, Elbit Systems of America

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, January 20th, 2023

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Lisa Northup is the Vice President of Human Resources and Employee Development at Elbit Systems of America. (Photo: Elbit America)

In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource leaders, to the engineers and logistics officers, to defense entrepreneurs. Lisa Northup is the Vice President of Human Resources and Employee Development at Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America). In her current role, Northup develops strategies that attract and retain key talent for the company and is also helping to…

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