Lisa E. Brummel (born 1959/1960) is an American businesswoman who served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources for

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until her retirement on December 31, 2014. She previously served as corporate vice president of the company's Home & Retail Division. Brummel was raised in

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. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from

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in 1981, followed by a master's degree in business administration from the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

. She joined Microsoft in 1989. In December 2014, Brummel left Microsoft after 25 years of service and almost a decade leading the Human Resources Organization. She is a co-owner of the

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...

, a professional women's basketball team in the WNBA.

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