Sep 10, 2018
Lisa Knutson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-knutson-b626112
Lisa Knutson is the Executive
Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of The E.W. Scripps
Company.
Lisa
leads the company's financial operations; corporate development;
enterprise-wide strategic planning; and manages company-wide
functions including IT, risk management and corporate
communications.
Lisa
was Scripps’ chief strategy officer and, before that, served as
chief administrative officer from 2011 to 2017, overseeing
corporate development and strategic planning and managing
company-wide functions including consumer insights, human resources
and information technology. Lisa played a key role in the
merger-and-spinoff deal between Scripps and Journal Communications
in 2015, including overseeing the transition and integration
processes.
Lisa
previously served as senior vice president of human resources,
where she focused on strategic oversight of all aspects of human
resources. Before joining Scripps in 2005, Lisa was a vice
president at Fifth Third Bank, where she oversaw HR
operations.
Lisa
began her career at Arthur Andersen, LLP, where she worked in both
the audit and tax departments before becoming a business consultant
to small and emerging businesses. In between two stints at Arthur
Andersen Lisa worked as the CFO/head of administration for start-up
environmental consulting firm, PSARA Technologies, Inc. In this
capacity, she was responsible for raising money, debt, and handing
all financial, legal and administrative matters. Her final
assignment at Arthur Anderson was as the director of audit
operations for the Great Lakes Market Circle.
She
holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Miami
University.
Lisa
is the founding chairperson for the Human Resources Outsourcing
Association’s Mid-Market Special Interest Group. She is a member of
the Society for Human Resource Management, the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified
Public Accountants.
Lisa
serves as a corporate director for WesBanco, Inc. (WSBC) in
Wheeling, West Virginia, and is a member of the compensation
committee. She also serves on the board of the Cincinnati Regional
Chamber and is a member of its Executive
Committee.
She
is a board member of TriHealth as well as Bethesda Inc., where she
also serves as chairperson for the Grants Committee. She is also a
board member at Talbert House and Camp Joy in Cincinnati. She is a
trustee for the Scripps Howard Foundation; and a member of the
United Way Tocqueville Society.
Lisa
was recognized in 2017 by the YWCA Greater Cincinnati as a Career
Woman of Achievement; in 2011 by the Cincinnati Chamber as a WE
Celebrate Corporate Woman of the Year runner up; in 2009 by the
Human Resources Outsourcing Association for Mid-Market Buyer
Executive of the Year and for Mid-Market Customer Relationship of
the Year (awarded to Scripps and ADP); and in 2008 also by HROA for
Sourcing Relationship of the Year (awarded to Scripps).
In this episode, we chat about:
-The original career she thought she'd have her whole life
-Her husband acting as a stay-at-home dad in the early 90s and what that did for her
-Her passion for entrepreneurs
-Timing and risks and the impact of both in her life
-Her chance meeting with a former colleague and what happened next
-The three things that motivate her the most
-The terrifying project she said YES to leading
- Her involvement with various organizations to fulfill her need to make a difference in the world and her way of choosing with intentionality
-The importance of women supporting other women in the corporate world
-Women in the boardroom
-Her tips for women as they move along their career journey and the quote she loves