Lisa Claybon

Vice President of Communications

Compass Group North America & Chartwells K12

With more than two decades of experience building and protecting brands, Lisa Claybon serves as vice president of communications for Compass Group North America, a foodservice and support services company and its Chartwells K12 division that serves meals to students in more than 4,500 schools across the country. Since joining the company nearly five years ago, she has led strategic communications activities ranging from media relations and crisis management to guiding the company’s cross-functional COVID-19 Task Force. Before joining Compass Group, she spent 17 years with one of the top global communications firms where she worked with some of the world’s most renowned brands. She has served as a media spokesperson, managed large-scale crisis situations, led M&A communications, and counseled countless corporations and nonprofit organizations.