As Director, BAFTA New York, Lisa Harrison runs the day-to-day operations of the organization. A former BAFTA New York Board Member and long-time Screening Committee Co-Chair, Harrison has over 20 years' experience with BBC and BBC Worldwide in international co-productions and content licensing. Most recently, she served as Operations Director, managing all aspects of BBC Worldwide's footage licensing partnership with CBS News.

During her time as a content licensing executive and footage researcher, Harrison co-founded CLEAR, the L.A. based association of film and television clearance and research professionals, now the leading association of its kind in the U.S.

A Board member of the International Emmys, and member of the IDA and RTS, Harrison lives in New York City.