Elizabeth (Liz) O’Brien is the Senior Vice President of programs and events at
Hiring Our Heroes, a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Foundation. In this role, she oversees public-private partnerships,
strategic partnerships, and community engagement, that unites
leading employers to create innovative workforce development
solutions for the military community.
O’Brien is an accomplished, high-energy leader known for increasing
productivity, driving, and maintaining operational results, and
building national partnerships.
Prior to joining Hiring Our Heroes, she served as the Chief of Staff at
TFX Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in service-driven, highperforming, and commercially tested former military and national
security leaders. Charged with working across both TFX and its
platform investments to provide operational support to drive strong
investments and robust performance, she served as a vital extension
of TFX investment operations in support of portfolio company
founders.
Before joining TFX Capital, Liz served as CEO of Freedom Learning
Group (FLG), a content services provider, backed by Achieve Partners,
that is powered by a global remote network of military spouses and
veterans. FLG intentionally built pathways for learning and earning,
working to close the military community’s skills gap while creating a
path to economic opportunity. She currently serves as Chairwoman of
the board at Freedom Learning Group.
Earlier in her career, Liz served in significant leadership roles as a
Senior Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s
Hiring Our Heroes and as Chairwoman of the U.S. Small Business
Administration’s Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs. Liz
also spent over a decade coaching college basketball at the United
States Military Academy at West Point, the University of Hawaii, and
Hofstra University, where she learned to value the human element in
driving success through a collaborative team environment.
As a Military Spouse, Liz sits on Military Spouse Jobs Advisory Council,
in addition, she is actively involved with Hofstra University’s Women in
Leadership Advisory Board, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small
Business Council, the East Coast Women’s Pro Golf Tour Advisory
Council, and Tharros Advisory Council.
Liz is a graduate of Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business, where
she played college basketball and soccer, and lives outside of
Washington D.C. with her active-duty Army spouse and daughters