Principal Lisa Yen did not come to advisory work simply to work with numbers. She came to ait because she understands what sits behind them, people, responsibility, ambition, and the weight of decisions that leaders carry every day.

With more than 25 years of experience across tax, business advisory, and commercial leadership, Lisa has spent her career alongside organisations navigating growth, change, and complexity. Her work has taken her across local and international environments, and across both private enterprise and the not-for-profit sector. Over time, she has learned that the most valuable role an advisor can play is not just to provide answers, but to create clarity and confidence when it matters most.

As the Principal of HyVu Advisory, Lisa leads with a deeply human approach. She believes advisory should feel calm, considered, and supportive, not transactional or rushed. Clients often describe working with her as having a steady presence in the room, someone who listens carefully, asks thoughtful questions, and helps bring order to complexity. Her focus is always on long-term value, not short-term fixes.

Lisa has a natural ability to see the bigger picture. She looks beyond compliance and reporting to understand the full context of a business, its people, its purpose, and its future. Whether acting as a strategic advisor or an outsourced Chief Financial Officer, she thinks like an enterprise-wide executive. This perspective allows her to support CEOs, CFOs, and leadership teams in a way that is both practical and deeply strategic. Many of her long-standing client relationships have grown into trusted partnerships, built on honesty, independence of thought, and mutual respect.

At board level, Lisa is known for her clarity, integrity, and calm leadership. She is comfortable sitting in difficult conversations, asking the questions others may avoid, and offering insight with care and candour. She has guided boards and executive teams through moments of transition, growth, and challenge, always with a strong ethical compass and a commitment to doing what is right for the organisation as a whole.

Her professional journey includes senior roles with organisations such as Findex, Colliers International, and Coca-Cola, experiences that shaped her commercial acumen and strategic mindset. Today, alongside her work at HyVu, Lisa serves on several boards, including Chair of Basketball NSW and  formerly Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. Her board work reflects her belief in stewardship, governance, and the power of well-led organisations to create lasting impact in their communities.

Lisa believes that the strongest advisory relationships are partnerships in every sense of the word. Partnerships built on trust, transparency, and a shared commitment to thoughtful, ethical leadership. That belief continues to guide her work, every conversation, every decision, and every organisation she has the privilege to support HyVu Advisory.