Lisa Hunter

Lisa L. Hunter is a Senior Fellow, Program Director and Leader, Total Rewards Institute at The Conference Board. She regularly contributes to TCB research, publications, and briefings and leads Compensation II and Executive Compensation II Councils. Lisa has served as a Program Director since January 2005.

Ms. Hunter has extensive teaching experience serving as a Lecturer at the Columbia University, School of Professional Studies and Adjunct faculty and Technical Advisor at Cornell University ILR School’s Professional Education programs and the Institute for Compensation Studies. Throughout her career she has worked with ILR to provide practical insight and professional education in compensation and related courses. Ms. Hunter has extensive corporate and consulting experience in compensation, human resource management and organizational effectiveness. She is the Founder and Managing Director of the Newport Consulting Group, Inc. She advises clients on a range of issues including total rewards strategy, executive compensation, linking compensation with business strategy and performance management.

Prior to establishing the NCG, she held senior human resources management positions at Time-Warner, Simon and Schuster and Home Box Office. She serves on JUST Capital’s Program Advisory Board and on the Board of Kids' Club of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. She has also served on the Boards of: New Beginnings, an organization that assists the homeless in their transition to permanent housing; My Sister’s Place, an organization that assists victims of domestic violence; and the Hackley Parents’ Association. Ms. Hunter is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Industrial and Labor Relations.