Biography
Lisa Martinez Wolmart is the Chief Litigation and Regulatory Officer, Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Prudential Financial, Inc. Before joining Prudential in 2013, Ms. Wolmart served as a Legal Director of Merck & Co., Inc., formerly Schering-Plough Corporation, managing complex commercial litigation, product liability and multidistrict litigation. Before transitioning to an in-house counsel role, Ms. Wolmart represented Fortune 50 and 100 companies in complex commercial litigation for 15 years, most recently as a partner with Day Pitney LLP.
In addition to her leadership role as the company’s Chief Litigation and Regulatory Officer, Ms. Wolmart is a recognized diversity champion and trailblazer, committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession. She serves as Executive Sponsor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Prudential’s Law, Compliance, Business Ethics and External Affairs Department (“LCBE”). It’s here where she is instrumental in driving the Department’s educational, vendor, and pipeline diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Ms. Wolmart has been an active volunteer and contributor to a variety of initiatives in her state and local community as a pro bono volunteer representing survivors of domestic violence, tenants facing eviction, and consumers struggling with debt. Ms. Wolmart is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession and serves as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics. In recognition of her commitment to civil justice and diversity and inclusion, Ms. Wolmart was the recipient of the LatinoJustice PRLDEF Lucero Award in 2018, the Hispanic National Bar Foundation Corporate Leadership Award in 2019, and the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Women’s Initiatives and Leaders in the Law Corporate Sector Award in 2019.
Ms. Wolmart received her B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. She resides in Randolph, New Jersey with her husband, children and Golden Retriever.