Lisa Reed , SHRM-SCP

Lisa is a Principal and Head of Talent in the Chicago office. She partners with the firm’s leadership team to oversee the talent function, including leadership and professional development, succession planning, performance management, and colleague engagement.

Lisa is an accomplished talent executive with deep experience across organizational development, talent strategy, leadership development and learning. She has led global and regional talent initiatives within complex, high-growth and matrixed environments, partnering closely with executive leaders to build scalable programs that strengthen leadership pipelines, enhance colleague experience, and drive business performance.

Prior to joining Cerity Partners, Lisa held senior talent leadership roles at dentsu International, where she led talent strategy across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. She previously spent several years with Merkle, where she advanced through a series of HR leadership roles supporting organizational growth, transformation, and acquisition integration. Earlier in her career, Lisa held HR and operations leadership roles within high-growth organizations, building foundational people practices supporting scale and long-term success.

Lisa holds the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) designation along with specialty credentials in AI and people analytics. She is based in Chicago and enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter remodeling, fishing, boating, and being outdoors at their lake house in Wisconsin.