Lisa Shields

Overview

Lisa Shields serves as Executive Vice President at Access Industries for Strategic Communications [1][3] and as Executive Vice President at the Blavatnik Family Foundation [4]. Shields is a strategic communications professional with experience in international media relations, digital marketing, crisis communications, and media training [2]. From 2001 to 2022, Shields held positions at the Council on Foreign Relations, including Vice President for Global Communications and Media Relations [5] and Director of Communications [8], and served as Director of Media Relations at Foreign Affairs [9]. Shields holds a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University [10], a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Economics from the American University of Paris [11], and studied Shakespeare and Classical Drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art [12].

Career history

1. Executive Vice PresidentJun 2022 to presentAccess Industries
2. BFExecutive Vice PresidentJun 2022 to presentBlavatnik Family Foundation
3. Vice President, Global Communications and Media RelationsJan 2003 to Jun 2022Council on Foreign Relations
4. Vice President Global CommunicationsMay 2001 to Jun 2022Council on Foreign Relations
5. Vice President Global CommunicationsMay 2001 to May 2022Council on Foreign Relations
6. Director of CommunicationsJun 2001 to Jan 2003Council on Foreign Relations
7. FADirector of Media RelationsJun 2001 to Jun 2022Foreign Affairs

Education

1. Master of Science (M.S.), Journalism1988 - 1989Columbia University·Graduate School of Journalism
2. TABachelor's Degree, International Relations and Economics1985 - 1988The American University of Paris
3. SSStudied Shakespeare and Classical Drama at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art1986 - 1986