As Director of Communications, Lisa Knepper makes the case for school choice, private property rights, economic liberty and free speech in the court of public opinion, building public support for Institute for Justice clients and litigation.  She also provides media training and advice to organizations across the country and works to build support for school choice by empowering parents to make their voices heard.

Lisa has secured news coverage in outlets nationwide, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, USA Today, CBS Evening News and National Public Radio.

Lisa also manages the Institute’s strategic research initiative, working with the Director of Strategic Research to develop and market high-quality research that supplements IJ’s cutting-edge constitutional litigation and advances individual rights in the court of public opinion.

Lisa joined the Institute in December 2001 from Hill and Knowlton, a global communications firm, where she specialized in public relations for technology companies, including Compaq and Sony PlayStation.  She also worked as a media relations and promotions adviser for several entertainment and technology companies in Los Angeles.  Prior to launching a career in communications, Lisa worked for the Institute for Humane Studies as a program coordinator.

Lisa graduated summa cum laude from the Ohio State University, where she majored in political science and economics with a minor in philosophy.