Lisa Stevens

Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer & Head of Human Capital Solutions, Aon plc

Lisa Stevens is Aon’s Chief People Officer & Head of Global Human Capital Solutions. As CPO, she is responsible for creating, implementing and leading the strategies that empower Aon’s 50,000 employees across 120 countries to fully align with the client-centric Aon United mission. Stevens leverages her ability to deliver business results as she leads the People Organization, including culture & change, talent, rewards and diversity, equity & inclusion strategies and their global functions. Reporting to the CEO, Stevens plays a critical role in overseeing the coaching and executive talent development and succession planning strategies for Aon. In addition to her CPO role, Stevens leads Aon’s Global Human Capital Solutions business which provides clients with a powerful mix of data, analytics and advice to help them make better workforce decisions. With 2,000 colleagues across 30 countries, the team includes Rewards, Talent Assessment, Corporate Governance, ESG consulting and performance & analytics practices. Globally, HCS generates $450M in revenue.

 

Stevens joined Aon in 2018 as Executive Vice President of Aon United Operations where she led the Delivering Aon United strategy and adoption to accelerate client value creation and drive growth by increasing collaboration across geographies and solution lines.

 

Her leadership objective is for colleagues around the world to be inspired by the Aon United mission, committed to inclusive people leadership and work as a unified global team to build and be a part of a firm that consistently delivers great outcomes for clients, and even greater impact in the communities we serve around the world.

 

Experience

Stevens joined Aon from Wells Fargo Bank after a 29-year career. In her last role with Wells Fargo, Stevens was Executive Vice President and Head of the Western U.S. geography, leading 34,000 employees and 2,700 branch offices across a 24-state region. Prior to that role, Stevens ran 20 states plus sales and marketing for the entire Community Bank while leading the Small Business solution line for the company.  

 

Stevens has an extensive background in managing solution lines, functions and geographies which include operational, market, reputational and credit risk along with managing multi-billion-dollar operating organizations.

 

Under Stevens, Small Business Banking served over 3 million businesses with sales up to $5 million through a full range of financial services. As the banking industry leader for small business lending, Stevens was responsible for building and innovating small business customer solutions including FastFlexSM, the first product in traditional financial services that disrupted enterprises such as Lending Club, OnDeck and Cabbage. She also created national lending commitments to minority and women owned businesses.

 

Education and Community

Stevens earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Santa Clara University. She serves as a commissioner for the Rose Bowl Operating Committee and is an active board member of several non-profit organizations, including the Executive Committee of the California Roundtable, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and the Board of Regents for Santa Clara University.