As President and CEO of Edelman Canada, Lisa provides senior counsel to clients and is responsible for Canadian strategy development and execution. She has led the region’s strategic evolution to a best-in-class communications marketing firm – the biggest evolution in the firm’s history. In fact, Edelman Canada was recently awarded a Cannes Lions for its “In the Head of a Hacker” campaign on behalf of HP, and Strategy Magazine’s 2017 PR Agency of the Year, both demonstrating the realization of the firm’s communications marketing aspiration.

Lisa’s fresh, collaborative and authentic approach has not only resulted in award-winning programs for clients but has fostered a Canada-wide culture based on innovation, teamwork, and integrity. Edelman Canada has been recognized as one of the Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces in Canada and Best Workplaces for Women for seven consecutive years.

Lisa is a member of Edelman’s Global Management Team and chair of Edelman’s Global Women’s Executive Network (GWEN), championing programs and policies to help Edelman reach its global target of a 50/50 split in male/female leadership by 2020. She is also passionate about supporting future leaders and championing women’s causes and is a sought-after speaker and commentator at events and in the media. In recognition of her efforts, Lisa was recently named one of the Financial Times and HERoes Champions of Women in Business Top 100 Female Executives for helping to increase gender diversity in the workplace. She has also been inducted into the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada Hall of Fame.

Lisa is also actively involved with several mentorship programs through the Women’s Executive Network, American Marketing Association and Women in Communications and Technology Protégé Program. She is also Vice Chair of the Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) Dean’s Council at Ryerson University and sits on the Board of Directors for The Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.