Lisa’s impressive achievements at Edelman include setting DE&I metrics for all U.S. offices, which resulted in women and people of color making up 48% of Edelman’s senior hires since May 2020. Whilst serving as Edelman’s COO, Lisa achieved her goal of having 50% of senior leadership positions occupied by women by 2020, and her efforts to increase the gender diversity of the Washington D.C. office Executive Committee resulted in a team of 67% women and 33% men, reversing the original balance. As well as serving as a member and advocate of Edelman’s internal women’s group, GWEN, Lisa mentors and sponsors women at all levels throughout the organization and is considered one of Edelman’s top external spokespeople on diversity, including gender diversity. Beyond Edelman, Lisa co-created the E3 Network (Empower, Elevate and Engage) to address the lack of diverse women in the C-suite of communications agencies.
