Lisa Winton

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About Lisa Winton

Lisa Winton is the CEO of Winton Machine Company. She and her husband, George Winton, founded the company in 1997. Winton Machine is an American manufacturer located in the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area. They engineer, design, and manufacture semi-rigid coax and tube fabrication machinery for OEMs. They serve a diverse range of customers globally across various industries, including HVAC, refrigeration, furniture, agriculture, construction, space exploration, aerospace, aftermarket automotive, lawn and garden, defense, electronics, and more.Lisa is a "voice" for manufacturing in the United States. She is an advocate for pro-growth tax policies, STEM education, and workforce development at both the national and state levels.Notable Achievements include:NATIONALBoard Member of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) since 2020. She has actively advocated for trade and serves on the Tax and Governance Committees, as well as the Education, Workforce, and Healthcare Committee. Over the last several years, Lisa was a featured guest in 2021 on National Public Radio (NPR)"American Indicators Check-In: The Faces And Stories Behind The Economic Statistics." Fox Business interviewed her, and she was also featured in and quoted by The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. In 2025, Lisa, along with other Team Winton leaders, was interviewed by USA Today to highlight "The True Meaning of Made in America."STATEBoard Member for the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia and the State Workforce Development Board (SWDB) since 2019. Advisory Board Member for Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 2023-25.Along with other small business champions, she will brainstorm and recommend ways for the SBDC to provide additional programs and expand its reach to more small businesses in Georgia.In 2022, Lisa was honored to be recognized as one of Georgia's "100 Titans." In 2023, she was again recognized as an Alumni Titan and was inducted into the Titan 100 Hall of Fame for Georgia in the Spring of 2024. The Titan 100 program recognizes the top 100 CEOs and C-level executives through a nomination and judging process.LOCALLisa served on the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for a two-year term, from 2021 to 2022, and has also served as the Workforce Chair for Partnership Gwinnett, a public-private economic partnership, for the past several years. She also serves as an industry panelist and speaker on topics covering domestic and global trade, Entrepreneurship, STEM education, and Manufacturing Workforce Development.