Lisa Witter (born July 5, 1973) is an American

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. She is a co-author of '' The She Spot'' and has been Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the

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Fenton Communications Fenton Communications is a public relations firm that was founded by David Fenton in 1982. They describe themselves as the "largest public interest communications firm in the country", and maintain offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Franci ...

. As of 2018, she was Executive Chairman of the policy platform Apolitical. Witter is also the Co-Founder of the Institute for a Democratic Future, Emerge, and the Apolitical Academy. She serves on the board of Hoc Rosten, Stonyfield Farms, is an advisor to Care.com as well as Co-Chairs the Global Future Council on Agile Government for the World Economic Forum. She regularly contributes pieces on politics, communications, policy and social change.

Career

Witter is the partner and Chief Change Officer of Fenton Communications. She has worked on or volunteered for numerous political campaigns and is focused on elected Democratic women. She served as legislative aide for

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City Council Member Peter Steinbreuck. She is an emeritus member of the board of directors for Climate Counts, the national advisory board for MomsRising.org, the Op-Ed Project, Vittana.org and the communications advisory council for

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. With Robyn Scott, she co-founded Apolitical, a global platform for policymakers. With Lisa Chen, Witter wrote the 2008 book ''The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them'', which was reviewed positively in ''

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'', '' Ode Magazine'', and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Witter has appeared on television and radio as a political analyst and social commentator. She has been featured on CBS, MSNBC, Fox, and on NPR. In 2004, Witter was a contestant on the

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'' and came in third place. In 2010, Witter was named one of 197

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Witter, Lisa Living people People from Everett, Washington University of California, Santa Cruz alumni University of Padua alumni University of Washington alumni American emigrants to Germany 1973 births