Lisa Fallon has managed football teams in Ireland and England, and became the first female head coach of a UK or Irish professional men’s football team with Galway United in 2021. She is a UEFA Pro Licence holder and currently works in FIFA's Global Football Development Division, under Arsene Wenger, and has been a coach analyst for various football organisations. In her current role, she combines tournament coaching observations with the data provided by Football Analysis to establish the current trends in the modern game for all FIFA tournaments.
Specialising in Tactical Game Strategies, and Culture in High-Performing teams; she was the first female football pundit on Irish TV and is highly regarded as one of the best football analysts in the country. In addition, she is a Board Member of Paralympics Ireland, is Chair of their High-Performance Committee and is in her second term on Sport Ireland's Women In Sport committee and chairs their coaching working
A passionate speaker, Lisa draws on her vast experience, expertise and valuable insights to deliver talks in corporate, sporting and educational settings covering topics such as tactical strategy, building high-performance teams and cultures, critiquing and analysing performance, co-ordinating and aligning siloed teams towards collective goals, developing resilient mindsets and dealing with perception biases.
Her story and experiences are truly unique, delivered with thought-provoking humour, authenticity and some terrific key learnings.