Elizabeth McLean is the founder and Chief Knowledge and Information Strategist at Knowsaic, her consulting practice based in the Washington DC area. Liz was an early adopter of web collaboration and content collection solutions to pioneer knowledge exchange and expertise connections for domestic and international enterprises. Liz is inspired to seek out and amplify knowledge flow and knowledge continuity with a focus on how project teams and experts can create or improve frameworks and culture for deeper knowledge exchange, experience capitalization and learning.Ms. McLean has recent work experience with the United States Agency for International Development’s as a knowledge manager in the Knowledge Services Center located in Washington, D.C. There, Liz met with global agency and implementing partners to assess program team needs and select tools and practices for enhanced collaboration, learning and innovation.As collaboration amplifier, Liz promoted and contributed to the agency’s global enterprise social network. Liz facilitated several communities of practice and participated in agency-wide blogs. She was the content curator and tool administrator for Developedia, an internal wiki for process knowledge and information exchange.Also at USAID, Liz was a facilitator of the KM Reference Group, a community of practice designed for shared learning on challenges and outcomes of KM practitioners from USAID and other international development actors such as The World Bank, The Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank, the U.S. State Department, Johns Hopkins’ Jhpiego, implementing partners such as Save the Children, and independent consultants.Liz convenes knowledge exchange conversations for the Virtual Events Committee of an international non-profit organization. She provides non-profit and social enterprise organizations with knowledge and information frameworks that create value for their mission and capabilities.Over her 20 years of experience, Liz created and managed systems of record and collaboration tools for corporate, executive branch of government and non-profit executives and directors in the fields of satellite telecommunications, telecommunications, venture capital, renewable energy, law and charitable foundations.

Liz participates in these learning and professional groups:

Association for Independent Information Professionals

The Knowledge Management Community of DC (KMDC)

KM4Dev

SIKM

KMI Alums Slack Channel

DEVEX

Society for International Development-Washington DC (SID-W)