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Lisa Boyd
Co-Head of ESG Practice, Managing Director
Lisa Boyd
Co-Head of ESG Practice, Managing Director
Lisa Boyd is a Managing Director at Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, focusing on ESG. Lisa has over 15 years experience in Reputation Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability and ESG.
Prior to joining Joele Frank in 2022, Lisa was senior director of Sustainability at Target. In this role she was responsible for driving enterprise-wide environmental and social impact integrated with all areas of Target’s business, and elevating the company’s ESG profile. Under her leadership, Target set its first Climate policy with Science Based Target Initiative-approved goals in Scopes 1, 2 and 3, and she later led the organization in its work to set an ambitious Net Zero aspiration. Supply Chain Dive recognized Lisa’s work as “Sustainability Plan of the Year” in 2019. A centerpiece of her sustainability innovation work, Beyond the Bag, was named an honoree on Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas. She also led the company’s effort to launch its most comprehensive human rights policy, grow and market sustainable brands, and effectively communicate with stakeholders, including investors, employees, vendors and communities, in service of the company’s ESG impact.
Lisa has participated in numerous industry working groups including The Conference Board, Sustainability Committee; Retail Industry Leaders Association, Sustainability Committee; Global Protein Challenge 2040, Forum for the Future, U.S. Co-Chair; Sustainable Food Lab, Advisory Board; Guatemala Highlands Alliance, U.S. retail lead; and the Food Marketing Institute, Sustainability Committee. She received her B.A. Communications from the University of Minnesota.