Lisa K. Kunkle

Lisa K. Kunkle was appointed to the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees by Governor Mike DeWine on September 6, 2019 for a term ending on May 1, 2024.

Ms. Kunkle is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. In her role at Avient, Ms. Kunkle manages all legal, governance and compliance matters for the company. Before joining Avient in 2007, she was a partner with Jones Day, where she specialized in the areas of corporate and securities law and advised on various compensation and governance matters. Ms. Kunkle is experienced in merger and acquisition transactions and has provided counsel on executive and director compensation programs, takeover preparedness, corporate governance, corporate compliance issues, and more. Ms. Kunkle served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, before joining Jones Day in 1995.

Ms. Kunkle holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Miami University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Toledo. She serves on the boards of the Cleveland Leadership Center and Magnificat High School.