Lisa Knutson, 42, is senior vice president of human resources for The E. W. Scripps Company.

Prior to assuming this position, Lisa served as vice president of human resource operations, where she focused on strategic, long-range planning for HR operations and field resources.

Before joining Scripps in 2005, Lisa was a vice president at Fifth Third Bank, where she oversaw HR operations, which included employee administrative services, Six Sigma project management, HR risk management, compliance, and HR finance and reporting.

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. Her final assignment at Arthur Anderson was as the director of audit operations for the Great Lakes Market Circle.

Lisa earned 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 also on the board of the Global Center of Greater Cincinnati, and a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, American Institute of Certified Public Accounts, and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accounts.