Lisa Wilkinson AM (born 19 December 1959) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Her background is in journalism, specifically magazine editing. Since 2007, Wilkinson has co-hosted the Nine Network's breakfast television program Today, for four years with Karl Stefanovic.
Wilkinson was born in Wollongong and attended Campbelltown High School (now Campbelltown Performing Arts High School) in the Sydney suburb of Campbelltown. She began her career at a young age working for the magazine Dolly. At age 21, she became the youngest ever editor of the magazine. After four years she was appointed editor of the magazine Cleo and went on to become International Editor-in-Chief. Her television career began in the late 1990s when she was a regular panelist on Network Ten and Foxtel's Beauty and the Beast. During the 2000 Summer Olympics, she (along with Duncan Armstrong) co-hosted The Morning Shift on the Seven Network.