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{{Short description|American businesswoman}}
''For the [[astronaut]] see [[Lisa Caputo Nowak]].''
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'''Lisa Caputo''' is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for [[The Travelers Companies, Inc.]] She joined Travelers on June 1, 2011.<ref name="Caputo, Former Citi Exec and Clinton Aide, Joins Travelers">{{cite web|title=Caputo, Former Citi Exec and Clinton Aide, Joins Travelers|url=http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/05/10/197877.htm|publisher=Insurance Journal|accessdate=5 April 2016|date=10 May 2011}}</ref> At Travelers, she is a member of the Management and Operating Committees and the Travelers Foundation Board. She leads the company’s marketing, research, branding, corporate communications and creative services functions and works closely with investor relations and government relations.<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo|url=http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/about/who-we-are/hall-of-achievement/lisa-caputo.html|publisher=Northwestern University:Medill|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> Previously she was Executive Vice President of Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs for [[Citigroup]]. She was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Citi's Women & Co. business from January 2000 until 2010. She was a member of Citi’s Senior Leadership Committee and is the Co-Head of Citi’s Women’s Initiative.<ref name="Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs">{{cite web|title=The Fulbright Program: Lisa Caputo|url=http://eca.state.gov/fulbright/about-fulbright/j-william-fulbright-foreign-scholarship-board-ffsb/ffsb-members/lisa-caputo|publisher=Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Lisa Caputo''' is the executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer for [[The Travelers Companies, Inc.]] She joined Travelers on June 1, 2011.<ref name="Caputo, Former Citi Exec and Clinton Aide, Joins Travelers">{{cite web|title=Caputo, Former Citi Exec and Clinton Aide, Joins Travelers|url=http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/05/10/197877.htm|publisher=Insurance Journal|access-date=April 5, 2016|date=May 10, 2011}}</ref> At Travelers, she is a member of the Management and Operating Committees and the Travelers Foundation Board. She leads the company's marketing, research, branding, corporate communications, customer experience and creative services functions and works closely with investor relations and government relations.<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo|url=http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/about/who-we-are/hall-of-achievement/lisa-caputo.html|publisher=Northwestern University:Medill|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> Previously she was executive vice president of global marketing and corporate affairs for [[Citigroup]]. She was the founder, chairman and CEO of Citi's Women & Co. business from January 2000 until 2010. She was a member of Citi's senior leadership committee and is the co-head of Citi's Women's Initiative.<ref name="Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs">{{cite web|title=The Fulbright Program: Lisa Caputo|url=http://eca.state.gov/fulbright/about-fulbright/j-william-fulbright-foreign-scholarship-board-ffsb/ffsb-members/lisa-caputo|publisher=Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref>


Caputo is also a television commentator and public speaker on current events and politics. She spent over ten years in the public sector, serving as Deputy Assistant to [[President Clinton]] and Press Secretary to First Lady [[Hillary Clinton]] through President Clinton’s first term in office.<ref name="Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications">{{cite web|title=Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications|url=http://investor.travelers.com/File/Index?KeyFile=11174618|publisher=Travelers|accessdate=5 April 2016|date=10 May 2011}}</ref>
Caputo is also a television commentator and public speaker on current events and politics. She spent over ten years in the public sector, serving as Deputy Assistant to [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]] and Press Secretary to First Lady [[Hillary Clinton]] through President Clinton's first term in office.<ref name="Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications">{{cite web|title=Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications|url=http://investor.travelers.com/File/Index?KeyFile=11174618|publisher=Travelers|access-date=April 5, 2016|date=May 10, 2011}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==


Caputo graduated [[magna cum laude]] from [[Brown University]] with degrees in Political Science and French,<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill" /> and received a Master’s degree in Journalism with highest distinction from [[Northwestern University]].<ref name="Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs" /><ref name="Brown University Sports Foundation:The Culmination of a Brown Cultivation">{{cite web|last1=Schroeder|first1=Craig|title=The Culmination of a Brown Cultivation|url=http://sportsfoundation.brown.edu/bbmag/BBM_Spring_11.ht|publisher=Brown University Sports Foundation|accessdate=5 April 2016|date=31 March 2011}}</ref>
Caputo graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from [[Brown University]] with degrees in Political Science and French,<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill" /> and received a master's degree in Journalism with highest distinction from [[Northwestern University]].<ref name="Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs" /><ref name="Brown University Sports Foundation:The Culmination of a Brown Cultivation">{{cite web|last1=Schroeder|first1=Craig|title=The Culmination of a Brown Cultivation|url=http://sportsfoundation.brown.edu/bbmag/BBM_Spring_11.ht|publisher=Brown University Sports Foundation|access-date=April 5, 2016|date=March 31, 2011}}</ref>


==Business career==
==Business career==
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===The Travelers Companies, Inc.===
===The Travelers Companies, Inc.===


Since joining The Travelers Companies, Inc. in 2011 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Caputo has overseen the company’s marketing, research, branding, creative services, corporate communications, strategies and operations.<ref name="Women's Media Center: She Source: Lisa Caputo">{{cite web|title=She Source: Lisa Caputo|url=http://www.shesource.org/experts/profile/lisa-caputo|publisher=Women's Media Center|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> <ref name="NCAA: Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams">{{cite web|last1=Lynch|first1=Amy|title=Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams|url=http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/former-student-athlete/lisa-caputo-field-dreams|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=5 April 2016|date=23 June 2015}}</ref> She is a member of the Travelers Foundation Board and is a senior member of their executive management team, serving on their Management and Operating Committees.<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill" /> She has launched the company’s social media presence, has spearheaded the creation of the Travelers Risk Index and has developed digital partnerships and campaigns in order to position the company more prominently in the marketplace. <ref name="Reuters: Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications">{{cite web|title=Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS201414+10-May-2011+BW20110510|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=5 April 2016|date=10 May 2011}}</ref> <ref name="Women's Media Center: She Source: Lisa Caputo" />
Since joining The Travelers Companies, Inc. in 2011 as its executive vice president and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Caputo has overseen the company's marketing, research, branding, creative services, corporate communications and customer experience, strategies and operations.<ref name="Management and Directors: Travelers Insurance">{{cite web|title=Management and Directors|url=http://investor.travelers.com/Management-and-Directors/Index?KeyGenPage=307044|publisher=Travelers Insurance|access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Women's Media Center: She Source: Lisa Caputo">{{cite web|title=She Source: Lisa Caputo|url=http://www.shesource.org/experts/profile/lisa-caputo|publisher=Women's Media Center|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref><ref name="NCAA: Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams">{{cite web|last1=Lynch|first1=Amy|title=Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams|url=https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/former-student-athlete/lisa-caputo-field-dreams|publisher=NCAA|access-date=April 5, 2016|date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> She is a member of the Travelers Foundation Board and is a senior member of their executive management team, serving on their Management and Operating Committees.<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill" /> She has launched the company's social media presence, has spearheaded the creation of the Travelers Risk Index and has developed digital partnerships and campaigns in order to position the company more prominently in the marketplace.<ref name="Reuters: Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications">{{cite web|title=Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS201414+10-May-2011+BW20110510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416013633/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS201414+10-May-2011+BW20110510|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2016|publisher=Reuters|access-date=April 5, 2016|date=May 10, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Women's Media Center: She Source: Lisa Caputo" />
===Citigroup===
===Citigroup===


As Citi’s Executive Vice President of Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Caputo managed an integrated marketing, corporate communications and community relations strategy for Citi. She oversaw the marketing, advertising, branding, consumer insights, media, sponsorships, external and internal communications, media relations, issues management, executive communications and community relations operations at Citi. She had management responsibility for approximately 600 people and oversaw over $2 billion in media spent globally. Additionally, she managed the company-wide initiative on the corporate brand which resulted in the re-branding of the company from Citigroup to Citi, and the sale of the red umbrella logo to Travelers. She also directs the development of Citigroup’s corporate brand advertising campaign. Citi is one of the top financial services brands and one of the top consumer brands globally.<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill" />
As Citi's executive vice president of Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Caputo managed an integrated marketing, corporate communications and community relations strategy for Citi. She oversaw the marketing, advertising, branding, consumer insights, media, sponsorships, external and internal communications, media relations, issues management, executive communications and community relations operations at Citi. She had management responsibility for approximately 600 people and oversaw over $2 billion in media spent globally. Additionally, she managed the company-wide initiative on the corporate brand which resulted in the re-branding of the company from Citigroup to Citi, and the sale of the red umbrella logo to Travelers. She also directs the development of Citigroup's corporate brand advertising campaign. Citi is one of the top financial services brands and one of the top consumer brands globally.<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill" />


===Women & Co.===
===Women & Co.===


Caputo started Women & Co. when she first joined Citi. Women & Co. is a membership business which provides a host of solutions to address the distinct financial needs of women. Women & Co. offers a range of custom-tailored services to address women’s financial issues in their various life stages, which include one-on-one consultation with financial professionals, discounts and special savings on financial offerings, and news and educational opportunities. Caputo grew the business from concept to start up to revenue generator. Today, Women & Co. members accounted for over $30 billion in assets under management at Citi. under Caputo's leadership.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:" /> <ref name="New York Women in Communications">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo|url=http://www.nywici.org/features/five-q/lisa-caputo|publisher=New York Women in Communications|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref>
Caputo started Women & Co. when she first joined Citi. Women & Co. is a membership business which provides a host of solutions to address the distinct financial needs of women. Women & Co. offers a range of custom-tailored services to address women's financial issues in their various life stages, which include one-on-one consultation with financial professionals, discounts and special savings on financial offerings, and news and educational opportunities. Caputo grew the business from concept to start up to revenue generator. Today, Women & Co. members accounted for over $30 billion in assets under management at Citi. under Caputo's leadership.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:" /><ref name="New York Women in Communications">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo|url=http://www.nywici.org/features/five-q/lisa-caputo|publisher=New York Women in Communications|access-date=April 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422055042/http://www.nywici.org/features/five-q/lisa-caputo|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Citigroup Global Consumer Group===
===Citigroup Global Consumer Group===


Previously, Caputo was Senior Managing Director, Business Operations and Planning, Citi’s Global Consumer Group. In this role, Caputo oversaw community relations, public affairs, internal communications, executive communications and the Office of Financial Education for the Global Consumer Group. Additionally, she served as Chief of Staff to the Global Consumer Group CEO, where she worked with senior managers to develop and implement strategies to expand the business and coordinate business activities across the Global Consumer Group as well as across other Citi businesses. At the request of the Citi CEO, Caputo also developed a strategic plan and organizational structure for the Citi Foundation to focus the company’s philanthropic giving.<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill" />
Previously, Caputo was Senior Managing Director, Business Operations and Planning, Citi's Global Consumer Group. In this role, Caputo oversaw community relations, public affairs, internal communications, executive communications and the Office of Financial Education for the Global Consumer Group. Additionally, she served as Chief of Staff to the Global Consumer Group CEO, where she worked with senior managers to develop and implement strategies to expand the business and coordinate business activities across the Global Consumer Group as well as across other Citi businesses. At the request of the Citi CEO, Caputo also developed a strategic plan and organizational structure for the Citi Foundation to focus the company's philanthropic giving.<ref name="Northwestern University:Medill" />


===Disney Publishing Worldwide===
===Disney Publishing Worldwide===


Before joining Citi, Caputo was Vice President of Global Communications and Synergy for Disney Publishing Worldwide from 1998-1999. She oversaw communications, publicity and cross promotions and spearheaded the coordination of the group’s marketing and advertising efforts to ensure its brands were promoted with consistency. Disney Publishing Worldwide is the publishing subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company which reaches more than 50 million readers worldwide monthly and holds a leading position in children’s publishing in all major markets. Around the world, Disney’s books and magazines are printed in 37 languages and distributed in more than 100 countries.<ref name="PR Newswire: The Walt Disney Company Names Lisa Caputo Vice President, Buena Vista Publishing Group, Inc.">{{cite web|title=The Walt Disney Company Names Lisa Caputo Vice President, Buena Vista Publishing Group, Inc.|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-walt-disney-company-names-lisa-caputo-vice-president-buena-vista-publishing-group-inc-76802672.html|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=5 April 2016|date=1 October 1998}}</ref>
Before joining Citi, Caputo was Vice President of Global Communications and Synergy for Disney Publishing Worldwide from 1998 to 1999. She oversaw communications, publicity and cross promotions and spearheaded the coordination of the group's marketing and advertising efforts to ensure its brands were promoted with consistency. Disney Publishing Worldwide is the publishing subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company which reaches more than 50 million readers worldwide monthly and holds a leading position in children's publishing in all major markets. Around the world, Disney's books and magazines are printed in 37 languages and distributed in more than 100 countries.<ref name="PR Newswire: The Walt Disney Company Names Lisa Caputo Vice President, Buena Vista Publishing Group, Inc.">{{cite web|title=The Walt Disney Company Names Lisa Caputo Vice President, Buena Vista Publishing Group, Inc.|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-walt-disney-company-names-lisa-caputo-vice-president-buena-vista-publishing-group-inc-76802672.html|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=April 5, 2016|date=October 1, 1998}}</ref>


===CBS Corporation===
===CBS Corporation===


Caputo joined Disney after serving as Vice President of Corporate Communications for the CBS Corporation from 1996-1998. At CBS, she helped oversee a department which handled issues relating to CBS management, business operations and program publicity. She was also responsible for media relations, special projects and public affairs objectives in all aspects of CBS, and managed the CBS/TIME millennium symposium project, which resulted in the production of a series of nationally broadcast television shows.<ref name="NCAA: Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams" /> <ref name="Women's Media Center: She Source: Lisa Caputo" />
Caputo joined Disney after serving as Vice President of Corporate Communications for the CBS Corporation from 1996 to 1998. At CBS, she helped oversee a department which handled issues relating to CBS management, business operations and program publicity. She was also responsible for media relations, special projects and public affairs objectives in all aspects of CBS, and managed the CBS/TIME millennium symposium project, which resulted in the production of a series of nationally broadcast television shows.<ref name="NCAA: Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams" /><ref name="Women's Media Center: She Source: Lisa Caputo" />


===Television===
===Television===


In addition to her posts at Citi, Caputo is a television commentator and public speaker on current events and politics. She is a contributor to ''O Magazine''.<ref name="O Magazine: Now, What Do I Do? 8 Tricky Holiday Situations">{{cite web|last1=Dunn|first1=Jancee|title=Now, What Do I Do? 8 Tricky Holiday Situations|url=http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Ethics-and-Etiquette-Advice-for-Tricky-Holiday-Situations|publisher=O Magazine|accessdate=5 April 2016|date=1 December 2008}}</ref> She has been an NBC and MSNBC political analyst for the past presidential election cycles and was a contributing editor to ''George magazine''. She also served as a co-host of CNN’s Crossfire and CNBC and MSNBC’s Equal Time.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:" />
In addition to her posts at Citi, Caputo is a television commentator and public speaker on current events and politics. She is a contributor to ''O Magazine''.<ref name="O Magazine: Now, What Do I Do? 8 Tricky Holiday Situations">{{cite web|last1=Dunn|first1=Jancee|title=Now, What Do I Do? 8 Tricky Holiday Situations|url=http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Ethics-and-Etiquette-Advice-for-Tricky-Holiday-Situations|publisher=O Magazine|access-date=April 5, 2016|date=December 1, 2008}}</ref> She has been an NBC and MSNBC political analyst for the past presidential election cycles and was a contributing editor to ''George magazine''. She also served as a co-host of CNN's Crossfire and CNBC and MSNBC's Equal Time.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:" />


==Political career==
==Political career==
After graduate school, influenced by one of her college professors, Caputo decided to look for a job in government. Caputo was the national issues press secretary during the Dukakis-Bentsen presidential campaign in 1988. She was then press secretary to US Senator Tim Wirth of Colorado, and US Representative Bob Traxler of Michigan. In 1992, at the Democratic National Convention, she ran Al Gore’s media operations. After working on the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign, she was asked to become Hillary Clinton’s press secretary, at the age of 27.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:" /> She oversaw the communications and media relations operations for the First Lady and the First Family and served as chief spokesperson.<ref name="NCAA: Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams" /> She also became deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton, and held those positions from 1993 through 1996. She was a senior advisor to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2008.<ref name="NCAA: Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams" /> <ref name="New York Women in Communications" /> She was frequently seen on CNN, MSNBC, and other television networks providing analysis on the 2008 and on the 2016 presidential races. <ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:" /> <ref name="CNN: Former Clinton aide: Sanders gave Clinton a 'gimme' on emails">{{cite web|title=Former Clinton aide: Sanders gave Clinton a 'gimme' on emails|url=http://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/10/14/democratic-debate-analysis-lead-panel-10-14.cnn|publisher=CNN|accessdate=6 April 2016|date=14 October 2015}}</ref>
After graduate school, influenced by one of her college professors, Caputo decided to look for a job in government. Caputo was the national issues press secretary during the Dukakis-Bentsen presidential campaign in 1988. She was then press secretary to US Senator [[Tim Wirth]] of Colorado, and US Representative Bob Traxler of Michigan. In 1992, at the Democratic National Convention, she ran Al Gore's media operations. After working on the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign, she was asked to become Hillary Clinton's press secretary,<ref name="Washington Post: Hillary Clinton Names Top Staffers">{{cite web|last1=Sherrill|first1=Martha|title=Hillary Clinton Names Top Staffers|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/01/15/hillary-clinton-names-top-staffers/c9130e48-8964-423a-bc0e-606988f7fa0a/|work=Washington Post|access-date=December 27, 2017|date=January 15, 1993}}</ref> at the age of 27.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:" /> She oversaw the communications and media relations operations for the First Lady and the First Family and served as chief spokesperson.<ref name="NCAA: Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams" /> She also became deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton, and held those positions from 1993 through 1996. She was a senior advisor to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2008.<ref name="NCAA: Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams" /><ref name="New York Women in Communications" /> She was frequently seen on CNN, MSNBC, and other television networks providing analysis on the 2008 and on the 2016 presidential races.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:" /><ref name="CNN: Former Clinton aide: Sanders gave Clinton a 'gimme' on emails">{{cite web|title=Former Clinton aide: Sanders gave Clinton a 'gimme' on emails|url=http://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/10/14/democratic-debate-analysis-lead-panel-10-14.cnn|publisher=CNN|access-date=April 6, 2016|date=October 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg: Lisa M. Caputo" />


==Organizations==
==Organizations==
Caputo serves on the boards of [[Best Buy|Best Buy Co]]., Inc. (Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee),<ref name="Investors Best Buy">{{cite web|title=Committee Composition|url=http://investors.bestbuy.com/investor-relations/governance/committee-composition/default.aspx|publisher=Investors Best Buy|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref> and is a board member of the following organizations: The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Program, [[WNET|WNET Channel 13]], New Visions for Public Schools, the [[Creative Coalition]]. She is a member of the Reuters Editorial Advisory Board, the Advisory Council on Media Relations for Brown University, the Board of Advisors of Northwestern University’s Medill School, the New York Restoration Project Chairman’s Council, the New York Presbyterian Sloane Hospital Advisory Committee. Caputo is a member of the Brookings Institution’s Public Sector Leadership Initiative Advisory Board, the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[Economic Club of New York]] and the Financial Women’s Association. <ref name="Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs" /> <ref name="nacwaa.org">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo|url=https://www.nacwaa.org/sites/default/files/images/Caputo%202011%20Bio.pdf|website=nacwaa.org|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref> <ref name="Arthur W. Page Society">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo|url=http://www.awpagesociety.com/author/caputol/|publisher=Arthur W. Page Society|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref>
Caputo serves on the boards of [[Best Buy|Best Buy Co]]., Inc. (Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee),<ref name="Investors Best Buy">{{cite web|title=Committee Composition|url=http://investors.bestbuy.com/investor-relations/governance/committee-composition/default.aspx|publisher=Investors Best Buy|access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> and is a board member of the following organizations: The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Program, [[WNET|WNET Channel 13]], New Visions for Public Schools, the [[Creative Coalition]]. She is a member of the Reuters Editorial Advisory Board, the advisory council on Media Relations for Brown University, the board of advisors of Northwestern University's Medill School, the New York Restoration Project Chairman's Council, the New York Presbyterian Sloane Hospital Advisory Committee. Caputo is a member of the Brookings Institution's Public Sector Leadership Initiative Advisory Board, the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[Economic Club of New York]] and the Financial Women's Association.<ref name="Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs" /><ref name="nacwaa.org">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo|url=https://www.nacwaa.org/sites/default/files/images/Caputo%202011%20Bio.pdf|website=nacwaa.org|access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Arthur W. Page Society">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo|url=http://www.awpagesociety.com/author/caputol/|publisher=Arthur W. Page Society|access-date=April 6, 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
Caputo has been selected as the AWNY Advertising Woman of the Year and one of Ad Age’s Advertising Women to Watch.<ref name="Advertising Age: Women To Watch Awards Luncheon 2008 (In partnership with AWNY)">{{cite web|last1=GHEDINE|first1=JACKIE|title=Women To Watch Awards Luncheon 2008 (In partnership with AWNY)|url=http://adage.com/article/ad-age-events/women-watch-awards-luncheon-2008-partnership-awny/122791/|publisher=Advertising Age|accessdate=6 April 2016|date=27 December 2007}}</ref> She is a NYWICI Matrix Winner for outstanding achievements in the communications industry<ref name="New York Women in Communications" /> and has also been recognized as the Direct Marketing International Woman of the Year.<ref name="Direct Marketing: Citigroup's Caputo Honored as DM Woman of the Year">{{cite web|last1=Campanelli|first1=Melissa|title=Citigroup's Caputo Honored as DM Woman of the Year|url=http://www.dmnews.com/dataanalytics/citigroups-caputo-honored-as-dm-woman-of-the-year/article/89454/|publisher=Direct Marketing|accessdate=6 April 2016|date=16 November 2005}}</ref> Caputo was selected as a Young Global Leader of The World Economic Forum.<ref name="Bloomberg: Lisa M. Caputo">{{cite web|title=Lisa M. Caputo|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=6789389&privcapId=392856|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref> She was named one of "New York's Rising Stars: 40 under 40" by Crain's New York Business.<ref name="Crains New York Business: 40 Under 40">{{cite web|last1=Fredrickson|first1=Tom|title=Where is Lisa Caputo now?|url=http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/40under40/profiles/2004/lisa-caputo|website=40 Under 40|publisher=Crains New York Business|accessdate=6 April 2016|date=12 October 2012}}</ref> She was named by Crain's New York Business as one of the six New York women who are emerging as influential. She was also named by Crain’s New York Business as one of New York’s most connected New Yorkers. <ref name="Crains New York Business:Crain's Most Connected New Yorkers">{{cite web|title=Crain's Most Connected New Yorkers|url=http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/most-connected/public/list|publisher=Crain's New York Business|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref> She was named by Earth Times as one of the 100 most influential women in New York and by The New York Resident as one of Manhattan’s top 50 business leaders.<ref name="Liquisearch: Lisa Caputo - Awards and Honors">{{cite web|title=Lisa Caputo - Awards and Honors|url=http://www.liquisearch.com/lisa_caputo/awards_and_honors|publisher=Liquisearch|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref>
Caputo has been selected as the AWNY Advertising Woman of the Year and one of Ad Age's Advertising Women to Watch.<ref name="Advertising Age: Women To Watch Awards Luncheon 2008 (In partnership with AWNY)">{{cite web|last1=GHEDINE|first1=JACKIE|title=Women To Watch Awards Luncheon 2008 (In partnership with AWNY)|url=http://adage.com/article/ad-age-events/women-watch-awards-luncheon-2008-partnership-awny/122791/|publisher=Advertising Age|access-date=April 6, 2016|date=December 27, 2007}}</ref> She is a NYWICI Matrix Winner for outstanding achievements in the communications industry<ref name="New York Women in Communications" /> and has also been recognized as the Direct Marketing International Woman of the Year.<ref name="Direct Marketing: Citigroup's Caputo Honored as DM Woman of the Year">{{cite web|last1=Campanelli|first1=Melissa|title=Citigroup's Caputo Honored as DM Woman of the Year|url=http://www.dmnews.com/dataanalytics/citigroups-caputo-honored-as-dm-woman-of-the-year/article/89454/|publisher=Direct Marketing|access-date=April 6, 2016|date=November 16, 2005}}</ref> Caputo was selected as a Young Global Leader of The World Economic Forum.<ref name="Bloomberg: Lisa M. Caputo">{{cite web|title=Lisa M. Caputo|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=6789389&privcapId=392856|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> She was named one of "New York's Rising Stars: 40 under 40" by Crain's New York Business.<ref name="Crains New York Business: 40 Under 40">{{cite web|last1=Fredrickson|first1=Tom|title=Where is Lisa Caputo now?|url=http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/40under40/profiles/2004/lisa-caputo|website=40 Under 40|publisher=Crains New York Business|access-date=April 6, 2016|date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> She was named by Crain's New York Business as one of the six New York women who are emerging as influential. She was also named by Crain's New York Business as one of New York's most connected New Yorkers.<ref name="Crains New York Business:Crain's Most Connected New Yorkers">{{cite web|title=Crain's Most Connected New Yorkers|url=http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/most-connected/public/list|publisher=Crain's New York Business|access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref>

In December 2010, she was named a 2011 winner of the [[Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)|NCAA Silver Anniversary Award]], given annually to six former NCAA student-athletes for distinguished career accomplishment on the 25th anniversary of their college graduation. Among her fellow honorees from that class were former NFL and Major League Baseball player [[Bo Jackson]] and current [[New York Yankees]] manager [[Joe Girardi]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Media+and+Events/Press+Room/News+Release+Archive/2010/Awards+and+Scholarships/20101201+Silver+Award+Rls |title=NCAA Names Silver Anniversary Winners |publisher=NCAA |date=December 1, 2010 |accessdate=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Brown Athletics: Brown’s Lisa Caputo ’86 Named NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Winner">{{cite web|title=Brown’s Lisa Caputo ’86 Named NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Winner|url=http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2010-11/releases/20101201rympaq|publisher=Brown Athletics|accessdate=6 April 2016|date=1 December 2010}}</ref>
In December 2010, she was named a 2011 winner of the [[Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)|NCAA Silver Anniversary Award]], given annually to six former NCAA student-athletes for distinguished career accomplishment on the 25th anniversary of their college graduation. Among her fellow honorees from that class were former NFL and Major League Baseball player [[Bo Jackson]] and current [[New York Yankees]] manager [[Joe Girardi]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Media+and+Events/Press+Room/News+Release+Archive/2010/Awards+and+Scholarships/20101201+Silver+Award+Rls |title=NCAA Names Silver Anniversary Winners |publisher=NCAA |date=December 1, 2010 |access-date=April 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205115128/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=%2Fncaa%2FNCAA%2FMedia+and+Events%2FPress+Room%2FNews+Release+Archive%2F2010%2FAwards+and+Scholarships%2F20101201+Silver+Award+Rls |archive-date=December 5, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Brown Athletics: Brown's Lisa Caputo '86 Named NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Winner">{{cite web|title=Brown's Lisa Caputo '86 Named NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Winner|url=http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2010-11/releases/20101201rympaq|publisher=Brown Athletics|access-date=April 6, 2016|date=December 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418110131/http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2010-11/releases/20101201rympaq|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In December 2016, Caputo was inducted into PRWeek's Hall of Fame in recognition of her "outstanding contribution to the development of the communications industry".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prweek.com/us/halloffame2016|title=Lisa Caputo, EVP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, The Travelers Companies, Inc.|last=|first=|date=December 5, 2016|website=|publisher=PR Week|access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Caputo lives in New York with her husband and two children.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:">{{cite web|last1=Morton|first1=Gordon|title=Juggling Act|url=http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/2802/30/|publisher=Brown Alumni Magazine|accessdate=5 April 2016|date=1 March 2011}}</ref>
Caputo lives in New York with her husband and two children.<ref name="Brown Alumni Magazine:">{{cite web|last1=Morton|first1=Gordon|title=Juggling Act|url=http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/2802/30/|publisher=Brown Alumni Magazine|access-date=April 5, 2016|date=March 1, 2011}}</ref>


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Lisa Caputo
NationalityAmerican
Education
  • Masters of Science in Journalism
  • BA in Political Science and French
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Lisa Caputo is the executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer for The Travelers Companies, Inc. She joined Travelers on June 1, 2011.[1] At Travelers, she is a member of the Management and Operating Committees and the Travelers Foundation Board. She leads the company's marketing, research, branding, corporate communications, customer experience and creative services functions and works closely with investor relations and government relations.[2] Previously she was executive vice president of global marketing and corporate affairs for Citigroup. She was the founder, chairman and CEO of Citi's Women & Co. business from January 2000 until 2010. She was a member of Citi's senior leadership committee and is the co-head of Citi's Women's Initiative.[3]

Caputo is also a television commentator and public speaker on current events and politics. She spent over ten years in the public sector, serving as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton and Press Secretary to First Lady Hillary Clinton through President Clinton's first term in office.[4]

Education

Caputo graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with degrees in Political Science and French,[2] and received a master's degree in Journalism with highest distinction from Northwestern University.[3][5]

Business career

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Since joining The Travelers Companies, Inc. in 2011 as its executive vice president and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Caputo has overseen the company's marketing, research, branding, creative services, corporate communications and customer experience, strategies and operations.[6][7][8] She is a member of the Travelers Foundation Board and is a senior member of their executive management team, serving on their Management and Operating Committees.[2] She has launched the company's social media presence, has spearheaded the creation of the Travelers Risk Index and has developed digital partnerships and campaigns in order to position the company more prominently in the marketplace.[9][7]

Citigroup

As Citi's executive vice president of Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Caputo managed an integrated marketing, corporate communications and community relations strategy for Citi. She oversaw the marketing, advertising, branding, consumer insights, media, sponsorships, external and internal communications, media relations, issues management, executive communications and community relations operations at Citi. She had management responsibility for approximately 600 people and oversaw over $2 billion in media spent globally. Additionally, she managed the company-wide initiative on the corporate brand which resulted in the re-branding of the company from Citigroup to Citi, and the sale of the red umbrella logo to Travelers. She also directs the development of Citigroup's corporate brand advertising campaign. Citi is one of the top financial services brands and one of the top consumer brands globally.[2]

Women & Co.

Caputo started Women & Co. when she first joined Citi. Women & Co. is a membership business which provides a host of solutions to address the distinct financial needs of women. Women & Co. offers a range of custom-tailored services to address women's financial issues in their various life stages, which include one-on-one consultation with financial professionals, discounts and special savings on financial offerings, and news and educational opportunities. Caputo grew the business from concept to start up to revenue generator. Today, Women & Co. members accounted for over $30 billion in assets under management at Citi. under Caputo's leadership.[10][11]

Citigroup Global Consumer Group

Previously, Caputo was Senior Managing Director, Business Operations and Planning, Citi's Global Consumer Group. In this role, Caputo oversaw community relations, public affairs, internal communications, executive communications and the Office of Financial Education for the Global Consumer Group. Additionally, she served as Chief of Staff to the Global Consumer Group CEO, where she worked with senior managers to develop and implement strategies to expand the business and coordinate business activities across the Global Consumer Group as well as across other Citi businesses. At the request of the Citi CEO, Caputo also developed a strategic plan and organizational structure for the Citi Foundation to focus the company's philanthropic giving.[2]

Disney Publishing Worldwide

Before joining Citi, Caputo was Vice President of Global Communications and Synergy for Disney Publishing Worldwide from 1998 to 1999. She oversaw communications, publicity and cross promotions and spearheaded the coordination of the group's marketing and advertising efforts to ensure its brands were promoted with consistency. Disney Publishing Worldwide is the publishing subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company which reaches more than 50 million readers worldwide monthly and holds a leading position in children's publishing in all major markets. Around the world, Disney's books and magazines are printed in 37 languages and distributed in more than 100 countries.[12]

CBS Corporation

Caputo joined Disney after serving as Vice President of Corporate Communications for the CBS Corporation from 1996 to 1998. At CBS, she helped oversee a department which handled issues relating to CBS management, business operations and program publicity. She was also responsible for media relations, special projects and public affairs objectives in all aspects of CBS, and managed the CBS/TIME millennium symposium project, which resulted in the production of a series of nationally broadcast television shows.[8][7]

Television

In addition to her posts at Citi, Caputo is a television commentator and public speaker on current events and politics. She is a contributor to O Magazine.[13] She has been an NBC and MSNBC political analyst for the past presidential election cycles and was a contributing editor to George magazine. She also served as a co-host of CNN's Crossfire and CNBC and MSNBC's Equal Time.[10]

Political career

After graduate school, influenced by one of her college professors, Caputo decided to look for a job in government. Caputo was the national issues press secretary during the Dukakis-Bentsen presidential campaign in 1988. She was then press secretary to US Senator Tim Wirth of Colorado, and US Representative Bob Traxler of Michigan. In 1992, at the Democratic National Convention, she ran Al Gore's media operations. After working on the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign, she was asked to become Hillary Clinton's press secretary,[14] at the age of 27.[10] She oversaw the communications and media relations operations for the First Lady and the First Family and served as chief spokesperson.[8] She also became deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton, and held those positions from 1993 through 1996. She was a senior advisor to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2008.[8][11] She was frequently seen on CNN, MSNBC, and other television networks providing analysis on the 2008 and on the 2016 presidential races.[10][15][16]

Organizations

Caputo serves on the boards of Best Buy Co., Inc. (Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee),[17] and is a board member of the following organizations: The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Program, WNET Channel 13, New Visions for Public Schools, the Creative Coalition. She is a member of the Reuters Editorial Advisory Board, the advisory council on Media Relations for Brown University, the board of advisors of Northwestern University's Medill School, the New York Restoration Project Chairman's Council, the New York Presbyterian Sloane Hospital Advisory Committee. Caputo is a member of the Brookings Institution's Public Sector Leadership Initiative Advisory Board, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York and the Financial Women's Association.[3][18][19]

Awards and honors

Caputo has been selected as the AWNY Advertising Woman of the Year and one of Ad Age's Advertising Women to Watch.[20] She is a NYWICI Matrix Winner for outstanding achievements in the communications industry[11] and has also been recognized as the Direct Marketing International Woman of the Year.[21] Caputo was selected as a Young Global Leader of The World Economic Forum.[16] She was named one of "New York's Rising Stars: 40 under 40" by Crain's New York Business.[22] She was named by Crain's New York Business as one of the six New York women who are emerging as influential. She was also named by Crain's New York Business as one of New York's most connected New Yorkers.[23]

In December 2010, she was named a 2011 winner of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given annually to six former NCAA student-athletes for distinguished career accomplishment on the 25th anniversary of their college graduation. Among her fellow honorees from that class were former NFL and Major League Baseball player Bo Jackson and current New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi.[24][25]

In December 2016, Caputo was inducted into PRWeek's Hall of Fame in recognition of her "outstanding contribution to the development of the communications industry".[26]

Personal life

Caputo lives in New York with her husband and two children.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Caputo, Former Citi Exec and Clinton Aide, Joins Travelers". Insurance Journal. May 10, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Lisa Caputo". Northwestern University:Medill. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "The Fulbright Program: Lisa Caputo". Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications". Travelers. May 10, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Schroeder, Craig (March 31, 2011). "The Culmination of a Brown Cultivation". Brown University Sports Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "Management and Directors". Travelers Insurance. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "She Source: Lisa Caputo". Women's Media Center. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d Lynch, Amy (June 23, 2015). "Lisa Caputo: Field of dreams". NCAA. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  9. ^ "Travelers Names Lisa Caputo Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications". Reuters. May 10, 2011. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e Morton, Gordon (March 1, 2011). "Juggling Act". Brown Alumni Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c "Lisa Caputo". New York Women in Communications. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  12. ^ "The Walt Disney Company Names Lisa Caputo Vice President, Buena Vista Publishing Group, Inc". PR Newswire. October 1, 1998. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  13. ^ Dunn, Jancee (December 1, 2008). "Now, What Do I Do? 8 Tricky Holiday Situations". O Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  14. ^ Sherrill, Martha (January 15, 1993). "Hillary Clinton Names Top Staffers". Washington Post. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  15. ^ "Former Clinton aide: Sanders gave Clinton a 'gimme' on emails". CNN. October 14, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Lisa M. Caputo". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  17. ^ "Committee Composition". Investors Best Buy. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  18. ^ "Lisa Caputo" (PDF). nacwaa.org. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  19. ^ "Lisa Caputo". Arthur W. Page Society. Retrieved April 6, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ GHEDINE, JACKIE (December 27, 2007). "Women To Watch Awards Luncheon 2008 (In partnership with AWNY)". Advertising Age. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  21. ^ Campanelli, Melissa (November 16, 2005). "Citigroup's Caputo Honored as DM Woman of the Year". Direct Marketing. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  22. ^ Fredrickson, Tom (October 12, 2012). "Where is Lisa Caputo now?". 40 Under 40. Crains New York Business. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  23. ^ "Crain's Most Connected New Yorkers". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  24. ^ "NCAA Names Silver Anniversary Winners" (Press release). NCAA. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  25. ^ "Brown's Lisa Caputo '86 Named NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Winner". Brown Athletics. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  26. ^ "Lisa Caputo, EVP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, The Travelers Companies, Inc". PR Week. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

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