Team Members

Bernadette Tiso, J.D., is General Counsel and Vice President of Operations at Lachman Consultants. She is a legal and operations executive with more than 20 years of experience in the life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors.

Throughout her career, Ms. Tiso has advised C-suite executives and boards on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, strategic transactions, litigation management, employment matters, and government investigations. She has extensive experience supporting research, development, commercialization, and business collaborations, as well as leading enterprise-wide growth and operational improvement initiatives.

Prior to joining Lachman, Ms. Tiso served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees at New York Blood Center Enterprises, where she managed legal affairs for a complex life sciences organization that manufactures biotechnology products, provides contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) services, and conducts biomedical research. She also supported the organization’s cellular therapy operations, specialty pharmacy, and private equity venture fund, investing in early-stage biotechnology companies.

Before her in-house roles, Ms. Tiso practiced at Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Epstein Becker & Green, specializing in healthcare and FDA regulatory matters. She began her career as a judicial clerk with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Ms. Tiso holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, a Master of Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and a Master of Studies in Healthcare Policy from Oxford University, where she studied healthcare quality metrics as a Thouron Award Fellow.