Lisa Schoder - Brand Innovators

Lisa Schoder

Head of US Marketing & Media, Ford Motor Company

Lisa Schoder is head of Ford’s U.S. Integrated Marketing and Media. In this role, Lisa leads all U.S. digital efforts and total media strategy inclusive of digital & traditional media, shopper marketing, experiential, sponsorships & alliances, CRM, mobile and emerging platforms. Lisa’s responsibilities cover all vehicle nameplates as well as Ford primary brand efforts. In 2016, Lisa championed Ford’s Virtual Reality content strategy, launching the FordVR mobile app for iOS and Android while also crafting Ford’s digital and social content as a non-sponsor of the 2016 Olympic Summer games. In her current role, she is championing Ford’s migration to people-focused, data driven communications. Lisa has been with Ford since 1999, joining the company as a product engineer. After 11 years in Product Development, she transferred to Ford’s Marketing organization. She has held various positions within Marketing across Product Marketing, Brand Management, Sales and Marketing Communications. Lisa holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University, a Master’s Degree in Automotive Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.